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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In like manner, Jane's female associates were chary about being in evidence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
associates
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From this reading In like manner, Jane's female associates were chary about being in evidence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
attend
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
attendance
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From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In like manner, Jane's female associates were chary about being in evidence.
burial
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From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
butterflies
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
case
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
chary
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From this reading In like manner, Jane's female associates were chary about being in evidence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
danced
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
daylight
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
death
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
evidence
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From this reading In like manner, Jane's female associates were chary about being in evidence.
fears
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
female
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From this reading In like manner, Jane's female associates were chary about being in evidence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
grimmest
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
Holder
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From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
human
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
irresponsible
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
Jake
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From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
Jane
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From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
Jane's
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From this reading In like manner, Jane's female associates were chary about being in evidence.
jested
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
known
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
laughed
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
like
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From this reading In like manner, Jane's female associates were chary about being in evidence.
Lizzie
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From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
Mandy
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From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
manner
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From this reading In like manner, Jane's female associates were chary about being in evidence.
men
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
morbid
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
nature's
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
night
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
obvious
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
particular
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
reminder
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
rites
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
said
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
scant
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From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
sedately
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From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
self-righteous
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From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
simple
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
sung
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
surely
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From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
There
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From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moreover, such irresponsible human butterflies are said to have morbid fears of death, and this particular case was surely nature's grimmest reminder.
Trott
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From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
unobtrusive
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
veil
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From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
walked
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From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was but scant attendance at the burial of Jane Holder.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lizzie Trott went, of course, and Mandy and Jake walked behind her, solemnly and sedately self-righteous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men she had known, and with whom she had laughed, danced, jested, and sung, under the veil of night, for obvious reasons could not attend in open daylight such rites, simple and unobtrusive though they were.
