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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 For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
abruptly
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From this reading Her crushed mildness touched Carlisle abruptly.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, how different would have been this ghastly summer!...
all
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From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
begin
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From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
Cally
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From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
Carlisle
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From this reading Her crushed mildness touched Carlisle abruptly.
caused
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From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
commanded
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From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
considerate
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From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
counsel
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From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
crushed
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From this reading Her crushed mildness touched Carlisle abruptly.
daughter
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From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ah, how different would have been this ghastly summer!...
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
fall
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From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
ghastly
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From this reading Ah, how different would have been this ghastly summer!...
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah, how different would have been this ghastly summer!...
heavily
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From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her crushed mildness touched Carlisle abruptly.
how
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From this reading Ah, how different would have been this ghastly summer!...
implored
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From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
kept
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From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
mamma
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From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
mildness
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From this reading Her crushed mildness touched Carlisle abruptly.
most
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From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
mother
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From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
obedient
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From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
own
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From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
perhaps
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From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
reprisals
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From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
society
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From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
summer
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From this reading Ah, how different would have been this ghastly summer!...
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
sympathetic
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From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
touched
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From this reading Her crushed mildness touched Carlisle abruptly.
trouble
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From this reading For the first time in all this trouble, perhaps for the first time in her life, she had a considerate and sympathetic thought for her mother.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suppose she had been a good daughter, to begin with; suppose she had even been an obedient daughter, and had kept her own counsel, as mamma had commanded and implored.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ah, how different would have been this ghastly summer!...
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was mamma, it seemed, upon whom the reprisals of society were to fall most heavily, yet it was she, Cally, who had caused it all.
