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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 That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
all
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
Anderson
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
appear
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
away
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
betraying
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
breakfast
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
church
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
country
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
curious
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
darling
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
day
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
desert
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
early
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
entertained
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
example
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
excitement
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
expedition
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
explanation
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
Francesca
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
full
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
gave
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
girl
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
going
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
heard
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
hearing
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
heartily
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
idea
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
individual
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
inexpediency
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
Kate
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
known
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
lecture
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
led
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
loathed
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
made
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
many
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
mean
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
moment
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
Oh
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
Ombra
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
own
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
people
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
prayers
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
private
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
refer
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
said
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
sat
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
saw
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
see
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
sick
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
sides
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
some
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
stake
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
strange
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
suppressed
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
tenderly
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
tired
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
together
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From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
touching
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
truth
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
unexplainable
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
very
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From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
way
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From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Mrs. Anderson made no explanation whatever of her early expedition--at least to Kate; she did not even refer to it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She gave her a little lecture at breakfast, while they sat alone together--for Ombra did not appear--about the inexpediency of going with Francesca to church.
woman
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From this reading Such an idea must never be entertained for you; you are not a private individual, Kate--you are a woman with a great stake in the country, an example to many----’ ‘Oh, I am so tired of hearing that I have a stake in the country!’ cried Kate, who at that moment, to tell the truth, was sick of everything, and loathed her life heartily, and everything she heard and saw.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading That was a curious day--a day full of strange excitement and suppressed feeling--suppressed on all sides, yet betraying itself in some unexplainable way.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I know that you did not mean anything, my darling,’ she said, tenderly; ‘but it is very touching to see the poor people at their prayers, and I have known a girl to be led away so, and to desert her own church.
