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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 There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
activities
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From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
always
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
any
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
brings
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
came
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
charge
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
Clarkson
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
college
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
dances
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From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
days
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
effectually
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
emphasized
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
end
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
enjoyed
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From this reading Evelyn had enjoyed to the full her experience of home.
escape
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
Evelyn
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From this reading Evelyn had enjoyed to the full her experience of home.
experience
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From this reading Evelyn had enjoyed to the full her experience of home.
fact
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
felt
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
frivolities
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
full
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From this reading Evelyn had enjoyed to the full her experience of home.
gatherings
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From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
ghost
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
glad
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
gone
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Evelyn had enjoyed to the full her experience of home.
haunting
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Evelyn had enjoyed to the full her experience of home.
home
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From this reading Evelyn had enjoyed to the full her experience of home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
interim
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
laid
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
LANE
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
Lent
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
literary
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
ORCHARD
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
outdoor
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From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
pedantic
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
plunged
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
pretty
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
quiet
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
ran
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From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
renewal
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From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
social
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From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
spring
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
swiftly
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From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
teas
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From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ORCHARD LANE After the interim of quiet that Lent always brings in Clarkson, the spring came swiftly.
There
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From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Evelyn had enjoyed to the full her experience of home.
town
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a renewal of social activities which ran from dances and teas into outdoor gatherings.
winter
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From this reading She was glad that she had gone to college, but she did not wish this fact of her life to be the haunting ghost of her days; and by the end of the winter she felt that she had pretty effectually laid it.
wish
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
zest
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From this reading She had plunged into the frivolities of the town with a zest that was a trifle emphasized through her wish to escape any charge of being pedantic or literary.
