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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 She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
able
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading REPENTING AT LEISURE.
billiards
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
California
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
cards
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
careless
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
climate
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
couch
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From this reading She lay upon her couch in her home at San Francisco.
cough
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
enjoying
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
evenings
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
exposure
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
feel
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
Francisco
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From this reading She lay upon her couch in her home at San Francisco.
game
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
go
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
grown
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
hacking
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
healthful
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
home
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From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
hours
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
husband's
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From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lay upon her couch in her home at San Francisco.
Irene
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From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
just
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From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
late
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
lay
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From this reading She lay upon her couch in her home at San Francisco.
led
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
LEISURE
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From this reading REPENTING AT LEISURE.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
Max
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
much
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
often
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
older
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
out
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
pass
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From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
REPENTING
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From this reading REPENTING AT LEISURE.
San
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From this reading She lay upon her couch in her home at San Francisco.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay upon her couch in her home at San Francisco.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
stay
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From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
three
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From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She lay upon her couch in her home at San Francisco.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She was so often left to pass her evenings alone when she did not feel able to go out, and while Max was enjoying himself at a game of billiards or cards.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had grown much older in appearance than she would have done had she led a different life, for late hours and careless exposure had brought on a hacking cough that not even the healthful climate of California could stay.
years
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From this reading It _was_ just three years since Irene had left her husband's home.
