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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 This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
account
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
all
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had made atonement, he had righted a wrong at the cost of his own happiness.
atonement
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From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
cause
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From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
cost
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From this reading He had made atonement, he had righted a wrong at the cost of his own happiness.
despair
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From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
die
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From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
dignity
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
entered
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From this reading Fortunately for Grace, nothing of this entered her mind.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
expected
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From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately for Grace, nothing of this entered her mind.
Grace
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From this reading Fortunately for Grace, nothing of this entered her mind.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
happiness
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From this reading He had made atonement, he had righted a wrong at the cost of his own happiness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made atonement, he had righted a wrong at the cost of his own happiness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fortunately for Grace, nothing of this entered her mind.
hideous
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made atonement, he had righted a wrong at the cost of his own happiness.
how
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From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
indeed
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
inspired
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From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
justice
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
less
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
made
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
mere
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately for Grace, nothing of this entered her mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Fortunately for Grace, nothing of this entered her mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
Oliver's
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
own
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From this reading He had made atonement, he had righted a wrong at the cost of his own happiness.
people
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From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
postscript
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
priest
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From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
repentance
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
repented
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
righted
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From this reading He had made atonement, he had righted a wrong at the cost of his own happiness.
sacrifice
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
sin
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
strange
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
taken
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From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
vulgar
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From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Instead of the despair they had expected, she was excited and inspired as people are who die for a great cause.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She did not and would not take into account all that made Oliver’s strange sacrifice a thing without justice, without dignity--a mere hideous postscript to a mere vulgar sin, repented of indeed, but not made less vulgar and hideous even by repentance.
wrong
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From this reading He had made atonement, he had righted a wrong at the cost of his own happiness.
young
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From this reading This was how she took it, as the young priest had taken it, as an atonement, as a duty.
