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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 And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
autumn
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
back
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From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
came
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
excitement
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
furnishing
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
go
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From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
heroine
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
Honora
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From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
house
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
loneliness
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From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
modern
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From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
moment
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From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
month
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
moods
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From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
new
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
pause
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From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
perhaps
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
produced
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From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
Quicksands
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From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
rather
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From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
retrospect
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From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
shines
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From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
sometimes
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From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
sordid
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From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
space
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
sphere
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From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
swung
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
sympathize
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From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
there
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Honora did not go back to Quicksands.
two
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From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
very
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Neither, in this modern chronicle, shall we.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sphere we have left, which we know is sordid, sometimes shines in the retrospect.
winter
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From this reading And there came a time, after the excitement of furnishing the new house was over, when our heroine, as it were, swung for a time in space: not for a very long time; that month, perhaps, between autumn and winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
worried
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From this reading We need not be worried about her, though we may pause for a moment or two to sympathize with her in her loneliness--or rather in the moods it produced.
