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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
alteration
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From this reading It was no alteration of his old, slow, quiet faithfulness to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
awakened
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
came
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
change
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From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
comprehend
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From this reading It was a change she could not comprehend when she recognized its presence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a change she could not comprehend when she recognized its presence.
days
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
faithfulness
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From this reading It was no alteration of his old, slow, quiet faithfulness to her.
fancy
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From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
father
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From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
few
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
full
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was no alteration of his old, slow, quiet faithfulness to her.
humiliation
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a change she could not comprehend when she recognized its presence.
knew
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From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
MEBBE
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From this reading "MEBBE."
new
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no alteration of his old, slow, quiet faithfulness to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
old
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From this reading It was no alteration of his old, slow, quiet faithfulness to her.
otherwise
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
own
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
pain
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
perhaps
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
place
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From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
presence
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From this reading It was a change she could not comprehend when she recognized its presence.
quick
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
quiet
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From this reading It was no alteration of his old, slow, quiet faithfulness to her.
recognized
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From this reading It was a change she could not comprehend when she recognized its presence.
scarcely
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From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
see
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
sense
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
sharp
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
slow
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From this reading It was no alteration of his old, slow, quiet faithfulness to her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
some
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From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
soon
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
strange
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
taken
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From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
trouble
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From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She scarcely knew when it was that she first began to fancy that some change had taken place in her father.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had been so full of her own sharp pain and humiliation during the first few days that perhaps she had not been so quick to see as she would otherwise have been, but the time soon came when she awakened to a bewildered sense of new and strange trouble.
