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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 felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
acquit
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From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
airs
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
alike
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
all
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
Barnaby
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
believed
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From this reading She believed it was.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
cared
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
expected
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
fancy
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
fatigue
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
felt
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
find
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
gone
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From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
honestly
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From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
invented
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
liked
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From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
looks
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
met
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
mystified
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
neglect
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
New
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
now
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From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
once
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From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
poses
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
punish
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
real
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
repulsive
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
satiety
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
see
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From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She believed it was.
some
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From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
St
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
summer
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
terms
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From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
then
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
trouble
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From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had gone on some such terms before; was it now for the last time?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She felt in herself a satiety, a fatigue, in which his good looks, his invented airs and poses, his real trouble, were all alike repulsive.
willing
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From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
wrong
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From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She did not acquit herself of the wrong of having let him think she might yet have liked him as she once did; but she had been honestly willing to see whether she could.
York
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From this reading It had mystified her to find that when they first met in New York, after their summer in St. Barnaby, she cared nothing for him; she had expected to punish him for his neglect, and then fancy him as before, but she did not.
