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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 actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
achieved
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
achievement
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From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.
actor
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
afternoons
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
attraction
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From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
Carrie
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
Chicago
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From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.
comedy
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
consciousness
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
contrast
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
contributed
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
dwelt
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
exceedingly
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
feelings
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
followed
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.
generated
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
gone
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
histrionic
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From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.
humour
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
introduced
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.
latest
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
lend
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
many
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
mellow
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
mood
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.
novel
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
occupied
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.
only
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
pathos
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
play
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
pleasures
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
popularity
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
presenting
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
put
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
receptive
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
rocking-chair
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
see
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.
sorrow
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
stage
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From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.
state
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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
sufficient
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
type
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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
walk
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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.
well
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From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
