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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 herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
account
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
affairs
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From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
all
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
angry
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
annul
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From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
any
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
Ball
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
Cedars
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
change
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From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
consider
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
differing
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From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
difficulty
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
existing
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From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
give
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not thought much of Mr Maguire or his proposal.
hitherto
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From this reading She herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
immediately
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
John
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
knew
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
Lady
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
learned
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
made
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From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
Maguire
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
Margaret
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
marriage
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
matter
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From this reading She herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
Mr
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
much
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From this reading She had not thought much of Mr Maguire or his proposal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not thought much of Mr Maguire or his proposal.
now
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From this reading She herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
occurred
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
offer
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From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had not thought much of Mr Maguire or his proposal.
own
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
presented
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From this reading She herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
proposal
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From this reading She had not thought much of Mr Maguire or his proposal.
purpose
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
quietness
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
reached
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
room
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
seated
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From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
son
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
state
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From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
there
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From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
things
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From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not thought much of Mr Maguire or his proposal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had been made under a state of things differing much from that now existing, and the change that had come upon her affairs had seemed to her to annul the offer.
view
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From this reading She herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Still at the Cedars Margaret, when she had reached her own room, and seated herself so that she could consider all that had occurred in quietness, immediately knew her own difficulty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She herself took a different view of the matter now than that which had hitherto presented itself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of course Lady Ball would give her account of what had occurred to her son, and of course John would be angry when he learned that there had been any purpose of marriage between her and Mr Maguire.
