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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 Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My Divinity was still very wroth, and a personal apology was necessary.
apology
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From this reading My Divinity was still very wroth, and a personal apology was necessary.
attacked
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From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
canter
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From this reading Nothing would please her save a canter round Jakko.
conduct
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From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
dividing
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From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
Divinity
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From this reading My Divinity was still very wroth, and a personal apology was necessary.
effect
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From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
eminently
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From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
explained
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From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
falsehood
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From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
fluency
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From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
heart
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From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
imploring
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From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
indigestion
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From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
Jakko
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From this reading Nothing would please her save a canter round Jakko.
Kitty
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From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
lie
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From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
necessary
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From this reading My Divinity was still very wroth, and a personal apology was necessary.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
night-long
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From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
note
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From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing would please her save a canter round Jakko.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
out
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From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
overlook
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From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
palpitation
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From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
penitent
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From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
personal
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From this reading My Divinity was still very wroth, and a personal apology was necessary.
please
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From this reading Nothing would please her save a canter round Jakko.
pondering
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From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
practical
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From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
previous
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From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
result
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From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
rode
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From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
round
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From this reading Nothing would please her save a canter round Jakko.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Nothing would please her save a canter round Jakko.
sent
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From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
solution
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From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My Divinity was still very wroth, and a personal apology was necessary.
strange
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From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning I sent a penitent note to Kitty, imploring her to overlook my strange conduct of the previous afternoon.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This eminently practical solution had its effect; and Kitty and I rode out that afternoon with the shadow of my first lie dividing us.
very
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From this reading My Divinity was still very wroth, and a personal apology was necessary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My Divinity was still very wroth, and a personal apology was necessary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I explained, with a fluency born of night-long pondering over a falsehood, that I had been attacked with sudden palpitation of the heart--the result of indigestion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing would please her save a canter round Jakko.
wroth
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From this reading My Divinity was still very wroth, and a personal apology was necessary.
