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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 A PROPOSED FLIGHT FROM THE NEST.
all
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
Atherton
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
Athertons
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
beautiful
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From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
became
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
character
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
daily
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
difficulties
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
dreamy
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
enter
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
felt
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
FLIGHT
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From this reading A PROPOSED FLIGHT FROM THE NEST.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
forced
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
friends
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A PROPOSED FLIGHT FROM THE NEST.
get
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
greatest
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
hardest
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
imaginative
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
influencing
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From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
insight
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
known
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
mastered
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
Monroe
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
Mrs
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
NEST
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From this reading A PROPOSED FLIGHT FROM THE NEST.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
others
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From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
pleasures
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
possessed
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From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
power
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From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
practical
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
PROPOSED
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From this reading A PROPOSED FLIGHT FROM THE NEST.
prove
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
quick
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
quiet
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
rare
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From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
remarkably
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
said
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
Salome
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
Salome's
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
saw
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
set
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
side
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
situation
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
soon
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
talk
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
task
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
temperament
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PROPOSED FLIGHT FROM THE NEST.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
trials
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
true
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From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
up
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From this reading She saw that Salome had the hardest task of all, and she felt for her, with her dreamy, imaginative temperament, forced, as it were, to take up with the practical side of daily life, and set herself to help her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
Wiltons
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From this reading She had remarkably quick insight into character; and she had not known the Wiltons long before she had, as it were, mastered the situation, and could enter into the difficulties and trials of each one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
words
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From this reading She possessed the power, rare but beautiful, of influencing others by _herself_, not by her words.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Monroe was right when she said the Athertons would prove true friends; and it soon became one of Salome's greatest pleasures to get a quiet talk with Mrs. Atherton.
