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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 strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
all
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
ambition
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From this reading She found nothing in life to interest her, to offer her any hope, to excite in her any ambition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
any
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From this reading She found nothing in life to interest her, to offer her any hope, to excite in her any ambition.
apathy
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
ARISE
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
asking
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
associations
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
back
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
care
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
critic
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From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
day
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From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
encompassed
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
ended
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
estate
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
excite
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From this reading She found nothing in life to interest her, to offer her any hope, to excite in her any ambition.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
forsaken
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From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found nothing in life to interest her, to offer her any hope, to excite in her any ambition.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
GHOSTS
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
going
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
greater
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
Haddon
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
HADDON'S
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
held
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From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I’m useless, useless!” said she to herself more than once.
hill
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
hope
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From this reading She found nothing in life to interest her, to offer her any hope, to excite in her any ambition.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m useless, useless!” said she to herself more than once.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She found nothing in life to interest her, to offer her any hope, to excite in her any ambition.
indifference
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
insistence
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
interest
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From this reading She found nothing in life to interest her, to offer her any hope, to excite in her any ambition.
James
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
lawyers
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
lying
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
MARCIA
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
matters
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
merciless
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From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
more
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From this reading “I’m useless, useless!” said she to herself more than once.
New
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She found nothing in life to interest her, to offer her any hope, to excite in her any ambition.
now
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From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
offer
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From this reading She found nothing in life to interest her, to offer her any hope, to excite in her any ambition.
old
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
once
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From this reading “I’m useless, useless!” said she to herself more than once.
own
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From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
return
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
review
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From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
said
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From this reading “I’m useless, useless!” said she to herself more than once.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
shrank
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
strange
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I’m useless, useless!” said she to herself more than once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
too
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From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
unfortunate
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
unworthy
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From this reading She held her own life in review now, day after day, feeling herself unworthy and forsaken, herself too merciless a critic of herself.
useless
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From this reading “I’m useless, useless!” said she to herself more than once.
well
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
wrote
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
yonder
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From this reading A strange apathy encompassed her, a leaden indifference to life, as though all were ended for her as well as for the unfortunate lying yonder on the hill.
York
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From this reading WHEN GHOSTS ARISE MARCIA HADDON’S lawyers wrote with greater and greater insistence from New York, asking her return to care for the matters of the estate of James Haddon, but she still shrank from the thought of going back to the old associations.
