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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 But for a time the husbands stood in the way.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
all
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
ask
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From this reading She could not bring herself to ask them too.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
Australian
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
Bennet
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
bring
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From this reading She could not bring herself to ask them too.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for a time the husbands stood in the way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
clergyman
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
company
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
comprehensive
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
correspondence
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not bring herself to ask them too.
days
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
death
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
Deb
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
draper
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
end
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
European
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
father's
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for a time the husbands stood in the way.
Frances
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
Goldsworthy's
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
hardly
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
hated
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
hearing
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could not bring herself to ask them too.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
husbands
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From this reading But for a time the husbands stood in the way.
ill
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
inheritance
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
knew
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
letters
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
luxuriating
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
made
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
mentioned
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
messages
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not bring herself to ask them too.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
old
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
permitted
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
personal
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
rarely
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
Redford
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
Rose
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
said
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
simply
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From this reading The draper she hardly knew at all--in her correspondence with Rose his name was rarely mentioned by either, except in comprehensive messages at the end of letters; and Bennet Goldsworthy's company, Deb said, simply made her ill.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
sisters
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
smallness
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for a time the husbands stood in the way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
there
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for a time the husbands stood in the way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
too
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From this reading She could not bring herself to ask them too.
unexpected
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
vent
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
way
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From this reading But for a time the husbands stood in the way.
wife's
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From this reading It had made her ill since, after her father's death, the clergyman had permitted himself, in her hearing, to vent his personal disappointment at the unexpected smallness of his wife's inheritance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
yearned
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From this reading Deb yearned to have her Australian sisters--Frances was European--with her at Redford, as in the old days; she hated to be luxuriating there without them.
