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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 Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
affair
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From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
all
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From this reading Mr Pennycuick had a slight "stroke" on hearing all the bad news at once.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A changed man," observed his neighbours, one to another.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr Pennycuick had a slight "stroke" on hearing all the bad news at once.
back
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
bad
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
blight
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From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
changed
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From this reading "A changed man," observed his neighbours, one to another.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
day
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From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
death
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
declined
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From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
enough
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From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
faculties
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From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
families
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
given
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
Goldsworthy
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
greatest
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
hearing
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From this reading Mr Pennycuick had a slight "stroke" on hearing all the bad news at once.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
hour
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From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
hours
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
husband
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
hushed
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From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
illness
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
light
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From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
like
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From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
made
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
man
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From this reading "A changed man," observed his neighbours, one to another.
marked
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From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Pennycuick had a slight "stroke" on hearing all the bad news at once.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
neighbours
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From this reading "A changed man," observed his neighbours, one to another.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
news
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From this reading Mr Pennycuick had a slight "stroke" on hearing all the bad news at once.
observed
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From this reading "A changed man," observed his neighbours, one to another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
once
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From this reading Mr Pennycuick had a slight "stroke" on hearing all the bad news at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A changed man," observed his neighbours, one to another.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
peacemaker
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
Pennycuick
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From this reading Mr Pennycuick had a slight "stroke" on hearing all the bad news at once.
place
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From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
reconciled
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
Redford
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From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
relations
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
sake
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
show
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
slight
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From this reading Mr Pennycuick had a slight "stroke" on hearing all the bad news at once.
some
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
stroke
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From this reading Mr Pennycuick had a slight "stroke" on hearing all the bad news at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
tolerating
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From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
up
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From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
vigour
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From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs Goldsworthy was reconciled to her relations through her illness--the greatest peacemaker in families, save death; and for her sake they made a show of tolerating her husband, after they had given him some bad hours behind her back.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
whole
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From this reading But the whole affair was like a blight on Redford, which was never the same place again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was light enough to be passed over and hushed up, but his vigour and faculties declined from that hour with a rapidity that could be marked from day to day.
