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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 Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
anger
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From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
board
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From this reading What would the ladies of the board say when they came to hear the whole story?
bonnet
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
burning
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From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
came
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From this reading What would the ladies of the board say when they came to hear the whole story?
Carpenter
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From this reading And then what would Miss Carpenter say?
cooler
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
dark
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
disgraced
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From this reading They would think she had disgraced the institution and herself.
ENEMY
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From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
go
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
grew
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They would think she had disgraced the institution and herself.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would the ladies of the board say when they came to hear the whole story?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They would think she had disgraced the institution and herself.
home
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
institution
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From this reading They would think she had disgraced the institution and herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
ladies
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late
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
mile
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
Miss
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From this reading And then what would Miss Carpenter say?
night
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
nine
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
o'clock
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
OLD
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From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
possibly
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
put
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
reflected
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
RHODA
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From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
room
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From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
say
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From this reading And then what would Miss Carpenter say?
shame
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From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
story
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From this reading What would the ladies of the board say when they came to hear the whole story?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What would the ladies of the board say when they came to hear the whole story?
then
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From this reading And then what would Miss Carpenter say?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What would the ladies of the board say when they came to hear the whole story?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would think she had disgraced the institution and herself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
too
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
trunk
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
undertake
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
walk
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From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her first impulse was to put on her bonnet and go home, but she reflected, as she grew a little cooler, that it was after nine o'clock of a dark night, and too late to undertake a walk of a mile alone, and that she could not possibly take her trunk.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And then what would Miss Carpenter say?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What would the ladies of the board say when they came to hear the whole story?
whole
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From this reading What would the ladies of the board say when they came to hear the whole story?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _AN OLD ENEMY._ RHODA went to her room burning with shame and anger.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And then what would Miss Carpenter say?
