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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 The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
all
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From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
Anningford
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
any
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
aside
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
assorted
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From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
better
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
bitterness
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
breaking
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
cajoled
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
company
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
deep
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
delightful
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
dinner
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From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
divinely
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
drawing-room
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From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
elements
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From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
finally
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
full
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
gathering
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
got
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
happy
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
hates
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
heart
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
how
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
hurt
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
like
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
malice
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
mean
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
merry
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
Montfitchet
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From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
mood
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
more
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From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
morrow
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
much
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
night
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
offense
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
once
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From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
only
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
pain
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
people
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
perhaps
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
quietly
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From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
realized
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
revels
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
sad
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
see
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
separating
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
severely
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
snubbed
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
subdued
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
supremely
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
tact
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, the last dinner at Montfitchet, passed more quietly than the rest.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
Tristram
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
trouble
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From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
two
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
unassuaged
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From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
up
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From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And two people were divinely happy, and two people supremely sad, and one mean little heart was full of bitterness and malice unassuaged.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The company were perhaps subdued, from their revels of the night before; and every one hates the thought of breaking up a delightful party and separating on the morrow, even when it has only been a merry gathering like this.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
white
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From this reading So after dinner was over, and they were all once more in the white drawing-room, the different elements assorted themselves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Anningford took Tristram aside and began, with great tact and much feeling, to see if he could be cajoled into a better mood; and finally got severely snubbed for her trouble, which hurt her more because she realized how deep must be his pain than from any offense to herself.
