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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 WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
abyss
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accustomed
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
afford
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From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
all
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almost
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From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
arm
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From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
beastly
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From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
become
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
becoming
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
brutalizing
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
children
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common
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From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
confined
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From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
daughters
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
depressed
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
devouring
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From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
down
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
drag
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
eating
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From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
felt
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
food
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From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
forcing
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From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
Fred's
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From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
given
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From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
hand
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
HEART
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
household
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
infamy
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
intoxication
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From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
Jocelyn
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
laid
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From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
meagre
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
Mechanically
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From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
Mildred
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From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
millstone
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
mother
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From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
motions
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From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
Mr
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From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
Mrs
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
necks
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
opium
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From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
plate
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From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
ravenously
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revolting
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From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
said
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From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
saw
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
silent
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
skeleton
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
slip
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
solely
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From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
some
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
soul
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
supper
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
trying
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unendurable
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From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
unknown
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
unnoticed
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untasted
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From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As Mildred saw the mother trying to slip unnoticed her almost untasted supper from her plate to Fred's, she laid a hand upon her arm and said:
very
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From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mechanically they went through the motions of eating, the mother and daughters forcing down the little food they could afford, and the children ravenously devouring all that was given to them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Jocelyn confined himself solely to opium he was not so revolting, but common, beastly intoxication was unendurable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They felt that it was brutalizing his very soul, and becoming a millstone around their necks which must drag them down to some unknown abyss of infamy.
WOMAN'S
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From this reading A WOMAN'S HEART Mrs. Jocelyn and her daughters were silent and depressed during their meagre supper, for they never could become accustomed to the terrible skeleton in their household.
