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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 began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
asking
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From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
beech
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
believed
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From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
bench
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
blue
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
blue-greens
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
boughs
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
came
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From this reading Spring came to Highlawns, Eden tinted with myriad tender greens.
cloud-flecked
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
crimson
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
cups
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
days
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From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
Eden
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From this reading Spring came to Highlawns, Eden tinted with myriad tender greens.
enough
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
finite
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From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
garden
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
gentle
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
greens
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From this reading Spring came to Highlawns, Eden tinted with myriad tender greens.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
Highlawns
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From this reading Spring came to Highlawns, Eden tinted with myriad tender greens.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
Honora
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
idol
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From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
imitation
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
lake
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
like
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
married
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From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
measure
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From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
myriad
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From this reading Spring came to Highlawns, Eden tinted with myriad tender greens.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
old
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
really
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From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
recognized
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From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
redeemed
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From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
ruined
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From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
sat
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
sky
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
Spring
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From this reading Spring came to Highlawns, Eden tinted with myriad tender greens.
sun
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
tender
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From this reading Spring came to Highlawns, Eden tinted with myriad tender greens.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
tinted
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From this reading Spring came to Highlawns, Eden tinted with myriad tender greens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Spring came to Highlawns, Eden tinted with myriad tender greens.
tulips
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
turf
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
ultimately
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From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
wall
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
waters
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
white
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
wide
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Spring came to Highlawns, Eden tinted with myriad tender greens.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading In these days she looked at her idol, and for the first time believed it to be within her finite powers to measure him.
woman
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From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
world
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From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She began by asking herself if it were really she who had ruined his life, and whether he would ultimately have redeemed himself if he had married a woman whom the world would have recognized.
yellow
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From this reading It seemed to Honora, as she sat on the garden bench, that the yellow and crimson tulips could not open wide enough their cups to the sun.
Yellow-greens
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From this reading Yellow-greens, like the beech boughs over the old wall, and gentle blue-greens, like the turf; and the waters of the lake were blue and white in imitation of the cloud-flecked sky.
