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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 "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
absence
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
any
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
burden
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
caught
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From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
Clementina
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
cognition
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
down
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
effect
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
else
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From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
felt
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
finer
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
glanced
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From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
got
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
hat
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
head
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From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
home
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
isn't
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
it's
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From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
laid
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
lifted
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
looking
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From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
lover
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
meeting
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
moment
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From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
new
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
off
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
old
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
other
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From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
out
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From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
possibly
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
rather
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From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
regret
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From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
said
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
sense
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
sight
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From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
some
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
stay
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
taken
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
Then
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From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
there
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From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
turned
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From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
up
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From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
very
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
view
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From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was possibly through some sense finer than any cognition that Clementina felt in meeting her lover that she had taken up a new burden rather than laid down an old one.
window
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From this reading Then she turned her head, and glanced out of the window, as if something there had caught her sight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's a very pleasant view, isn't it?" she said; and she lifted her hands to her head, and took off her hat, with an effect of having got home after absence, to stay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
XXXVIII
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From this reading XXXVIII.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But if it's something else--if you have the least regret,--if you would rather"--He stopped, and they remained looking at each other a moment.
