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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 There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
begun
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From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
Captain's
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
constantly
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
evening
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From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
events
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From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
exhibition
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From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
FOLLOWED
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED.
fond
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From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
girl
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
grow
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From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
happy
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From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
heart
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From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
incident
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From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
intense
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
interest
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
joined
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
kept
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
learned
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From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
like
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
Lottie
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From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
made
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From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
mingled
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
Mrs
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From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
often
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From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
opposite
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
own
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
present
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
repulsion
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
sentiment
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
silent
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
talk
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
Temple
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From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
There
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
too
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From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
very
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From this reading He had begun to grow very fond of Lottie, and he was not pleased that she should have “made an exhibition of herself.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Temple was not happy about the events of that evening.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
wife
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From this reading He went over it so often to his wife that Mrs. Temple learned the incident by heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was in her mind, mingled with an intense silent interest in the girl who was like her own, a feeling of repulsion too, equally intense and silent, which joined with the opposite sentiment, and kept Lottie as constantly present to her mind as she was in the Captain’s talk.
