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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 Frederick Walcheren a priest was as dead to her as if he lay in his grave.
accepted
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From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
advised
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
appointment
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From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
aright
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
comforted
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frederick Walcheren a priest was as dead to her as if he lay in his grave.
dearly
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
displayed
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From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
evident
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From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
fact
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From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
final
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From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
Frederick
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From this reading Frederick Walcheren a priest was as dead to her as if he lay in his grave.
friend
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
grave
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From this reading Frederick Walcheren a priest was as dead to her as if he lay in his grave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frederick Walcheren a priest was as dead to her as if he lay in his grave.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Frederick Walcheren a priest was as dead to her as if he lay in his grave.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Frederick Walcheren a priest was as dead to her as if he lay in his grave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
lay
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From this reading Frederick Walcheren a priest was as dead to her as if he lay in his grave.
led
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
loved
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
maybe
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
met
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From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
now
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From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
often
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From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
once
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
only
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
position
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From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
priest
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From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
punctual
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From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
ready
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From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
receive
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From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
Rhoda
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From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
room
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From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
saw
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
self-consciousness
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From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
trusted
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From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
Walcheren
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From this reading Frederick Walcheren a priest was as dead to her as if he lay in his grave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was evident that she had accepted the position, in which they now stood to one another, as final.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw in him only a friend, whom she had once dearly loved and trusted in, to be advised, comforted and maybe led aright.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She was alone, and in the room where they had so often met before, yet she displayed no self-consciousness of the fact.
young
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From this reading The young priest was punctual to his appointment, and found Rhoda ready to receive him.
