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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 First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
all
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
attempt
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From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
came
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From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
Christian
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
damn
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From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
desk
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From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
emotions
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From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
escape
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
foundation
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From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
gamut
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From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
gone
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From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
gratitude
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
hardest
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From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
harm
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
hasty
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From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
indignation
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From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
justice
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From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
letter
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From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
manner
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From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
Marjory
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From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
only
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
perhaps
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
pity
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
protestation
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From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
respect
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From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
revulsion
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From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
sense
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
sentence
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From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
sentiment
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
shame
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From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
Then
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From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
Tom's
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From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
trace
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From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
tremulous
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From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
vain
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From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
verdict
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From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
wavering
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From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
whole
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From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
woman
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From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
women
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From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
