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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 A new life, a new world, seemed to have begun for Ombra.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
all
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
appeared
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From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
appendage
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
attention
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From this reading We have said that Ombra’s attention was otherwise occupied.
away
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From this reading Old things seemed to have passed away, and all had become new.
become
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From this reading Old things seemed to have passed away, and all had become new.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
begun
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From this reading A new life, a new world, seemed to have begun for Ombra.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
circumstances
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From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
consciousness
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
cousin
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
creation
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From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
driven
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
existence
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From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A new life, a new world, seemed to have begun for Ombra.
fortunately
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have said that Ombra’s attention was otherwise occupied.
head
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
humiliating
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
ideas
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
lend
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From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new life, a new world, seemed to have begun for Ombra.
new
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
novel
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From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
occupied
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From this reading We have said that Ombra’s attention was otherwise occupied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
Old
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From this reading Old things seemed to have passed away, and all had become new.
Ombra
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From this reading A new life, a new world, seemed to have begun for Ombra.
Ombra's
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From this reading We have said that Ombra’s attention was otherwise occupied.
otherwise
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From this reading We have said that Ombra’s attention was otherwise occupied.
out
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old things seemed to have passed away, and all had become new.
present
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From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
probable
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
resented
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
said
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From this reading We have said that Ombra’s attention was otherwise occupied.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new life, a new world, seemed to have begun for Ombra.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
sphere
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From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
struggled
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have said that Ombra’s attention was otherwise occupied.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
things
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From this reading Old things seemed to have passed away, and all had become new.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All the circumstances of their present existence appeared to lend themselves to the creation of this novel sphere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
unusual
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From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have said that Ombra’s attention was otherwise occupied.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have said that Ombra’s attention was otherwise occupied.
world
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From this reading A new life, a new world, seemed to have begun for Ombra.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it not been so, it is probable that she would have resented and struggled against the new and unusual and humiliating consciousness of being but an appendage to her cousin; but fortunately all such ideas had been driven out of her head.
