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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 Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
add
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From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
all
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From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
aunt's
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From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
away
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From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
back
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From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
behaved
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From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
bring
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From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
Chanteau
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From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
death
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From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
distract
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From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
dull
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From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
far
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From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
felt
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From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
generosity
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From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
gloomy
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From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
happened
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From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
held
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From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
just
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From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
line
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From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
lonely
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From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
Louise
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From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
moved
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From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
often
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From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
other's
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From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
Pauline
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From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
presence
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From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
previously
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From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
reconciliation
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From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
regretted
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From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
say
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From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
shock
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From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
speaking
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From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
subject
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From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
thoughts
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From this reading They all felt so lonely and dull that the other's presence would distract them from their gloomy thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ever since her aunt's death an impulse of generosity had moved her to bring about a reconciliation between herself and Louise.
uncle
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From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
very
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From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
violently
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From this reading Since the terrible shock of her aunt's death, all that had happened previously seemed very far away, and Pauline had often regretted that she had behaved so violently.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
write
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From this reading Chanteau might write to Louise, and she herself would just add a line to say that she had forgotten what had happened.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, whenever she thought of speaking to her uncle on the subject, a feeling of repugnance held her back.
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