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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 party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
abandon
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
able
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From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
admit
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
afraid
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She cried out against herself as “self-indulgent” and “lazy,” but she did not resist this arrangement.
all
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
allowed
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
always
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
any
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
arrangement
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From this reading She cried out against herself as “self-indulgent” and “lazy,” but she did not resist this arrangement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
Bee
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
Betty
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She cried out against herself as “self-indulgent” and “lazy,” but she did not resist this arrangement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
called
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
carriage
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
certainly
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
children
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
closest
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
Cologne
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
concealed
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From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
corner
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
couch
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
country
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She cried out against herself as “self-indulgent” and “lazy,” but she did not resist this arrangement.
cushions
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
delight
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
deny
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From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She cried out against herself as “self-indulgent” and “lazy,” but she did not resist this arrangement.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
down
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
effectually
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
family
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From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
far
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
glad
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
gone
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
haven
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
hitherto
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
home
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
hopes
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
hour's
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
ill
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From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
interested
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
issue
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
Kingsward
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From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
lazy
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From this reading She cried out against herself as “self-indulgent” and “lazy,” but she did not resist this arrangement.
lie
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
like
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
melancholy
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
Moulsey
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
Mrs
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From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
new
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
notice
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
out
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
own
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
place
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
pleasure
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
prepared
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
progress
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
resist
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From this reading She cried out against herself as “self-indulgent” and “lazy,” but she did not resist this arrangement.
saw
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
scenery
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
seat
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
see
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
self-absorbed
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
self-indulgent
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From this reading She cried out against herself as “self-indulgent” and “lazy,” but she did not resist this arrangement.
shawls
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
side
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
spirit
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
stoutly
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From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
subside
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
supposed
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
temporary
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
there
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She cried out against herself as “self-indulgent” and “lazy,” but she did not resist this arrangement.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
travelled
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
travellers
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
ultimate
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From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
very
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From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
village
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
whole
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From this reading For one thing, it could not be concealed that Mrs. Kingsward was ill, which was a thing that she herself and the whole family stoutly, one standing by another, had hitherto been able to deny.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
window
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From this reading She had not gone far, not an hour’s journey, when she had to abandon her seat by the window--where it had always been her delight to “see the country,” and point out every village to her children--and lie down upon the temporary couch which Moulsey prepared for her with shawls and cushions along one side of the carriage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The party of travellers whose progress had hitherto been like that of a party of pleasure, who had been interested in everything they saw, and hailed every new place with delight, as if that had been the haven of all their hopes, travelled home from Cologne in a very different spirit.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It effectually took any pleasure that there might have been out of the journey: for Bee, as may be supposed, though she was not melancholy, and would not admit, even to Betty, in the closest confidence, that she was at all afraid of the ultimate issue, was certainly self-absorbed, and glad not to be called upon to notice the scenery, but allowed to subside into a corner with her own thoughts.
