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affected
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the first days after the news had reached him he seemed to be bowed to the ground.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
banished
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From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
barely
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From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the first days after the news had reached him he seemed to be bowed to the ground.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
bowed
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From this reading In the first days after the news had reached him he seemed to be bowed to the ground.
Buildings
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From this reading Stone Buildings were neglected, and the Eldon saw nothing of him.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
catastrophe
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From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
chapter
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From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
days
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From this reading In the first days after the news had reached him he seemed to be bowed to the ground.
deeply
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
described
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From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
Eldon
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From this reading Stone Buildings were neglected, and the Eldon saw nothing of him.
end
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
fact
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
Friends
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From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
ground
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From this reading In the first days after the news had reached him he seemed to be bowed to the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first days after the news had reached him he seemed to be bowed to the ground.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
house
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From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
March
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From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
month
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
Mr
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
neglected
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From this reading Stone Buildings were neglected, and the Eldon saw nothing of him.
news
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From this reading In the first days after the news had reached him he seemed to be bowed to the ground.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Stone Buildings were neglected, and the Eldon saw nothing of him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
old
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
place
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From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
presence
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From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
probably
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
reached
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From this reading In the first days after the news had reached him he seemed to be bowed to the ground.
reconciled
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
saw
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From this reading Stone Buildings were neglected, and the Eldon saw nothing of him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first days after the news had reached him he seemed to be bowed to the ground.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
son-in-law
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From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
Stone
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From this reading Stone Buildings were neglected, and the Eldon saw nothing of him.
taken
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From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
tragedy
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
very
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
week
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From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Stone Buildings were neglected, and the Eldon saw nothing of him.
Wharton
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From this reading By the end of that month old Mr. Wharton had probably reconciled himself to the tragedy, although in fact it had affected him very deeply.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed, he barely left the house from which he had been so long banished by the presence of his son-in-law.
Widow
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From this reading The Widow and Her Friends The catastrophe described in the last chapter had taken place during the first week in March.
