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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
BEATRIX
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From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her mind was calmed by her talk with her father.
calmed
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From this reading Her mind was calmed by her talk with her father.
CAROLINE
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From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
companionship
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From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
contentment
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From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
deep
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From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
fail
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From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
far
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From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
father
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From this reading Her mind was calmed by her talk with her father.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
gave
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From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
hardly
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From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
hurt
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From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
jealousy
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From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
joys
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From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
love
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From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
loved
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From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was calmed by her talk with her father.
more
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From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
much
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From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
nearly
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From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
o'clock
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From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
pleasure
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From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
reflection
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From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
removed
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From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
room
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From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
said
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From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
some
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From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
sympathy
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From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
talk
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From this reading Her mind was calmed by her talk with her father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She loved him so much that his contentment could hardly fail of some reflection in her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
there
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From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
troubles
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From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
twelve
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From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
up
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From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
well
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From this reading Perhaps it was, as he had said, she was feeling hurt that Beatrix had not come to her for the deep love and sympathy that was there for her in her joys as well as in her troubles.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CAROLINE AND BEATRIX It was nearly twelve o'clock when Caroline went up to her room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mind was calmed by her talk with her father.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And, though jealousy was far removed from her, it gave her pleasure to think that when Beatrix had left him he would need her love and companionship more.
