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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 A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
act
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From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
ago
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
awaited
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
band
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From this reading She pinned some in mechanically, and then let the maid clasp the diamonds round her throat and a band of them in her hair.
boudoir
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
bride
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
bridegroom
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
clasp
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From this reading She pinned some in mechanically, and then let the maid clasp the diamonds round her throat and a band of them in her hair.
day
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
diamonds
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From this reading She pinned some in mechanically, and then let the maid clasp the diamonds round her throat and a band of them in her hair.
dress
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From this reading The white satin of her dress was not whiter than her face.
eight
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
enough
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From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
evening
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
face
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From this reading The white satin of her dress was not whiter than her face.
felt
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From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
few
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
flowers
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
fortnight
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
gardener
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
gardenias
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
grate
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
hair
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From this reading She pinned some in mechanically, and then let the maid clasp the diamonds round her throat and a band of them in her hair.
hardly
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From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
head
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She pinned some in mechanically, and then let the maid clasp the diamonds round her throat and a band of them in her hair.
lifeless
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From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
maid
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From this reading She pinned some in mechanically, and then let the maid clasp the diamonds round her throat and a band of them in her hair.
mechanically
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From this reading She pinned some in mechanically, and then let the maid clasp the diamonds round her throat and a band of them in her hair.
minutes
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
most
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The white satin of her dress was not whiter than her face.
o'clock
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The white satin of her dress was not whiter than her face.
pained
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
pale
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
perfectly
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From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
pinned
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From this reading She pinned some in mechanically, and then let the maid clasp the diamonds round her throat and a band of them in her hair.
round
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From this reading She pinned some in mechanically, and then let the maid clasp the diamonds round her throat and a band of them in her hair.
satin
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From this reading The white satin of her dress was not whiter than her face.
sent
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
sight
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
some
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
splendid
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The white satin of her dress was not whiter than her face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
then
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading She pinned some in mechanically, and then let the maid clasp the diamonds round her throat and a band of them in her hair.
thrown
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
Tristram
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
unhappy
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From this reading A pale and most unhappy bride awaited her bridegroom in the boudoir at a few minutes to eight o'clock.
up
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The white satin of her dress was not whiter than her face.
wear
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
wedding
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From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The head gardener had sent up some splendid gardenias for her to wear and the sight of them pained her, for were not these the flowers that Tristram had brought her that evening of her wedding day, not a fortnight ago, and that she had then thrown into the grate.
white
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From this reading The white satin of her dress was not whiter than her face.
whiter
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From this reading The white satin of her dress was not whiter than her face.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She felt perfectly lifeless, as though she had hardly enough will left even to act her part.
