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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 She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
abilities
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From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
all
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To write plays ceases to be an attractive occupation when they are never produced.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To write plays ceases to be an attractive occupation when they are never produced.
attractive
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From this reading To write plays ceases to be an attractive occupation when they are never produced.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To write plays ceases to be an attractive occupation when they are never produced.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
better
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From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
boredom
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From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
ceases
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From this reading To write plays ceases to be an attractive occupation when they are never produced.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
court
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
craved
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
day
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
depressing
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
devoted
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
dissatisfaction
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From this reading She recited all the moral precepts that a third person might have uttered; and the dissatisfaction remained.
dull
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
entitled
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From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
environment
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
fault
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From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She recited all the moral precepts that a third person might have uttered; and the dissatisfaction remained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
hours
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From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
husband
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
knew
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From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
lectured
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From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
led
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
luxury
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
many
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From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
married
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From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She recited all the moral precepts that a third person might have uttered; and the dissatisfaction remained.
moral
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From this reading She recited all the moral precepts that a third person might have uttered; and the dissatisfaction remained.
more
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
much
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From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To write plays ceases to be an attractive occupation when they are never produced.
night
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
occupation
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From this reading To write plays ceases to be an attractive occupation when they are never produced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
often
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
own
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From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
person
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From this reading She recited all the moral precepts that a third person might have uttered; and the dissatisfaction remained.
philistine
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
plays
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From this reading To write plays ceases to be an attractive occupation when they are never produced.
precepts
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From this reading She recited all the moral precepts that a third person might have uttered; and the dissatisfaction remained.
produced
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From this reading To write plays ceases to be an attractive occupation when they are never produced.
recited
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From this reading She recited all the moral precepts that a third person might have uttered; and the dissatisfaction remained.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She recited all the moral precepts that a third person might have uttered; and the dissatisfaction remained.
said
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From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
study
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She recited all the moral precepts that a third person might have uttered; and the dissatisfaction remained.
three
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From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
unsatisfying
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From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She recited all the moral precepts that a third person might have uttered; and the dissatisfaction remained.
very
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From this reading And she lectured herself and said the fault was her own, and that it was a very much better environment than her abilities entitled her to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She could not disguise from herself that she found the life she led more and more unsatisfying--that luxury and a devoted husband, who was in court during the day, and often in his study half the night, were not all that she had craved for; that her environment was philistine, depressing, dull!
write
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From this reading To write plays ceases to be an attractive occupation when they are never produced.
years
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From this reading When they had been married three years she knew many hours of boredom.
