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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 What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Ombra, however, did not set her face against it.
all
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already, in this day of Ombra’s retirement, the news had spread far and wide.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
appeared
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
bad
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
begun
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
business
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
came
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
cause
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
convenient
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
cost
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
day
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ombra, however, did not set her face against it.
difficulty
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
down
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
face
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From this reading Ombra, however, did not set her face against it.
far
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From this reading Already, in this day of Ombra’s retirement, the news had spread far and wide.
flown
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From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
hat
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From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
headache
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ombra, however, did not set her face against it.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Ombra, however, did not set her face against it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ombra, however, did not set her face against it.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
Kate
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From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
knew
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
made
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
manner
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
more
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
mother
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
news
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From this reading Already, in this day of Ombra’s retirement, the news had spread far and wide.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ombra, however, did not set her face against it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
Ombra
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From this reading Ombra, however, did not set her face against it.
Ombra's
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From this reading Already, in this day of Ombra’s retirement, the news had spread far and wide.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
other
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
pale
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
piece
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From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
plan
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
put
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From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
Rectory
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From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
retirement
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From this reading Already, in this day of Ombra’s retirement, the news had spread far and wide.
set
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From this reading Ombra, however, did not set her face against it.
settled
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
spiritual
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
spread
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From this reading Already, in this day of Ombra’s retirement, the news had spread far and wide.
struggle
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
submission
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
there
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Already, in this day of Ombra’s retirement, the news had spread far and wide.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
trace
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
whole
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From this reading But next morning, when she came down, though her face was pale, there was no other trace in her manner of the struggle her submission had cost her, and the whole business was settled, and even the plan of the journey had begun to be made.
wide
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From this reading Already, in this day of Ombra’s retirement, the news had spread far and wide.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
woes
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From this reading What difficulty the mother might have had with her, no one knew, and she appeared no more that day, having ‘a bad headache,’ that convenient cause for all spiritual woes.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kate had put on her hat directly, and had flown across to the Rectory to tell this wonderful piece of news.
