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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 HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
ADMINISTERED
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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
All
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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
ANYTHINGpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.
captivity
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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
CRUELLY
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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
DECLINES
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From this reading AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.
DIRECT
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From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.
DOWAGER
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From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.
feels
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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
HOW
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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.
INSULT
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From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.
knows
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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
looking
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LOVELY
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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
Margaret
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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
MOST
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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
NAMEnounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.
NATURE
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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
NEW
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From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.
once
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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.
PROMISE
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From this reading AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.
rescue
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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
sent
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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
SHOCK
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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
stands
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From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.
TAKES
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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.
TITA
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From this reading AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.
window
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From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.
YOUNG
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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.