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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 At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
atmosphere
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From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.
came
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From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
Carrie
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From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
character
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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
clothes
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From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
dining-room
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From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
door
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From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
evening
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From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
expected
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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
fact
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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
feelings
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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
felt
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From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
flat
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From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
hall
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From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
Hanson
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From this reading Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
how
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From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
increased
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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
knowledge
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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
manifested
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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
Minnie
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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
new
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From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
out
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From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
phase
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From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
report
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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
said
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From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
satisfied
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From this reading Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.
spirits
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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
supposed
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From this reading Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
unchanged
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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
Well
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From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
working
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From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
