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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 Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
add
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
believing
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
benefit
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
caught
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
clear
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
convenient
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From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
couldn't
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
counterpoise
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
death
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From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
doubt
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
England
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From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
experience
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
feel
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
felt
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
few
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
give
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
glimpse
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
gone
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From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
grief
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
hasten
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
imagining
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
impossible
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From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
kindness
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From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
less
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
literary
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
live
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From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
loss
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
made
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From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
means
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From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
more
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From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
mother's
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From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
moved
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From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
occurred
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
oddity
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
other
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
piece
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
possession
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
power
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From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
quarter
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From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
really
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
return
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From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
say
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
seen
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
showed
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From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
some
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
Strange
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
strongest
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From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
sufficient
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From this reading Her mother’s death had made her means sufficient, and she had gone to live in a more convenient quarter.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
sympathy
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From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
technical
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
there
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
things
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
times
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From this reading Strange to say, none the less, I couldn’t help believing after I had seen her a few times that I caught a glimpse of some such oddity.
tip
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
touch
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From this reading I hasten to add that there had been other things I couldn’t help believing, or at least imagining; and as I never felt I was really clear about these, so, as to the point I here touch on, I give her memory the benefit of the doubt.
visitation
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From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IT was impossible not to be moved with the strongest sympathy for her, and on my return to England I showed her every kindness in my power.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But her loss had been great and her visitation cruel; it never would have occurred to me moreover to suppose she could come to feel the possession of a technical tip, of a piece of literary experience, a counterpoise to her grief.
