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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 When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
absence
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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
advisability
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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
agreeing
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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
away
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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
came
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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
Carrie
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
decision
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
discovered
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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
doing
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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
doubts
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
Drouet
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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
fallen
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
felt
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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
few
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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
given
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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
ground
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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
Hurstwood's
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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
keep
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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
lack
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
light
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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
manager's
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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
married
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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
marry
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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
misgivings
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
namely
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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
now
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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
objections
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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
occurred
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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
own
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
peculiar
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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
persuade
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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
prey
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
promise
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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
put
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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
reached
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
remembered
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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
result
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
room
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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
saw
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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
supposedly
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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
things
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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
walking
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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
warmth
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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
whole
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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
word
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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
wrong
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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
