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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 Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
accepted
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From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
affections
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From this reading Perhaps it was the wound to her pride which helped the wound to her affections, and made it so bitter.
all
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From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
any
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From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
aunt's
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From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
bitter
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From this reading Perhaps it was the wound to her pride which helped the wound to her affections, and made it so bitter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
charge
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From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
counterfeit
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From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
doubt
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From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
easily
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From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
else
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From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
emotion
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From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
helped
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From this reading Perhaps it was the wound to her pride which helped the wound to her affections, and made it so bitter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
horrible
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From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
injury
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From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
Kate
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From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
like
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From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
love
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From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
made
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From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
mile
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From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
much
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From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
Now
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From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
other
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From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
pardoned
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From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was the wound to her pride which helped the wound to her affections, and made it so bitter.
pride
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From this reading Perhaps it was the wound to her pride which helped the wound to her affections, and made it so bitter.
reflected
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From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
room
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From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
slowly
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From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps it was the wound to her pride which helped the wound to her affections, and made it so bitter.
somehow
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From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
sting
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From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
too
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From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
true
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From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the horrible sting of it--they had made believe to love her, and it had not been true.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now love, Kate reflected (as she went slowly to her room, feeling, somehow, as if every step was a mile), was not like anything else.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As she thought it all over, she reflected that she had, no doubt, accepted this love much too easily when she went first to her aunt’s charge.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was the wound to her pride which helped the wound to her affections, and made it so bitter.
wound
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From this reading Perhaps it was the wound to her pride which helped the wound to her affections, and made it so bitter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To counterfeit any other emotion might be pardoned, but to counterfeit love was the last injury anyone could do you.
