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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 The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
any
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
back
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
breakfast
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
Clare
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
deliciously
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
disconcerting
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
diverged
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
eager
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
encourage
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From this reading Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
enthusiasm
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
far-off
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
flaming
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
flesh
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From this reading Pleasant memories, if you will; but, in the flesh, old friends were tiresome.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
forget
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From this reading She did not forget them.
friend
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
friends
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From this reading Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
frowned
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
Hartill
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
holidays
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
hour
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pleasant memories, if you will; but, in the flesh, old friends were tiresome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pleasant memories, if you will; but, in the flesh, old friends were tiresome.
intimacy
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
Italy
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
letter
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Pleasant memories, if you will; but, in the flesh, old friends were tiresome.
near
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
nearly
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
neatly-written
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
old
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From this reading Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
once
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
own
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
PleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pleasant memories, if you will; but, in the flesh, old friends were tiresome.
pleasures
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
quote
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
re-entry
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From this reading Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
reappearance
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
regret
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
sat
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not forget them.
spring
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
term
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She did not forget them.
tiresome
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From this reading Pleasant memories, if you will; but, in the flesh, old friends were tiresome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
trip
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From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
ways
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From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pleasant memories, if you will; but, in the flesh, old friends were tiresome.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Pleasant memories, if you will; but, in the flesh, old friends were tiresome.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would look back upon the far-off flaming intimacy with regret, would quote its pleasures to the friend of the hour with disconcerting enthusiasm; but she was never eager for the reappearance of any whose ways had once diverged from her own.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The spring term was nearly over, holidays and a trip to Italy deliciously near; yet Clare Hartill sat at breakfast and frowned over a neatly-written letter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pleasant memories, if you will; but, in the flesh, old friends were tiresome.
