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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 After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
acquaintance
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From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
Agatha's
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From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
all
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
Any
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From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She had never had anything to do before with wives who "were not happy."
Aunt
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From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
avoiding
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From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
bad
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had never had anything to do before with wives who "were not happy."
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
came
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From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
cases
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From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
condemning
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From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
credit
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
curious
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From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had never had anything to do before with wives who "were not happy."
effect
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From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
endure
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
entire
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From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
feelings
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From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
habit
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
happy
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From this reading She had never had anything to do before with wives who "were not happy."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
house
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From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
household
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From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
joy
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From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
joyful
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From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
knowledge
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From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
man
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
many
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From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
mingled
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From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never had anything to do before with wives who "were not happy."
night
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From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
recollection
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From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
saying
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never had anything to do before with wives who "were not happy."
sign
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
tacitly
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From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
things
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
thoughts
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From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had never had anything to do before with wives who "were not happy."
uneasy
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From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
way
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From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Any such cases which might have come to her knowledge among her acquaintance she had been in the way of avoiding and tacitly condemning.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had never had anything to do before with wives who "were not happy."
wife
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
Winnie
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From this reading After that first bewildered night, and when the morning came, the recollection that Winnie was in the house had a curious effect upon the thoughts of the entire household.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even Aunt Agatha's uneasy joy was mingled with many feelings that were not joyful.
wives
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From this reading She had never had anything to do before with wives who "were not happy."
woman's
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From this reading "A man may be bad," she had been in the habit of saying, "but still if his wife had right feelings"--and she was in the way of thinking that it was to a woman's credit to endure all things, and to make no sign.
