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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 CRISIS.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dinner she learned the cause of his troubled mood.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
birthday
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
busy
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
carry
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From this reading Johanna could not carry her resolve into execution.
cause
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From this reading At dinner she learned the cause of his troubled mood.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Johanna could not carry her resolve into execution.
CRISIS
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From this reading A CRISIS.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
dinner
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From this reading At dinner she learned the cause of his troubled mood.
disarraynounUS /disarray/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
execution
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From this reading Johanna could not carry her resolve into execution.
expression
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
father
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
fete
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
follow
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
following
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
Fraeulein
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
giving
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
gloomy
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
gone
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
Helena's
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Johanna could not carry her resolve into execution.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
hurried
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Johanna could not carry her resolve into execution.
Johanna
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From this reading Johanna could not carry her resolve into execution.
Kronberg
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
late
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
latter
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
learned
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From this reading At dinner she learned the cause of his troubled mood.
manager
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
mood
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From this reading At dinner she learned the cause of his troubled mood.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Johanna could not carry her resolve into execution.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At dinner she learned the cause of his troubled mood.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
out
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
parts
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
past
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
persist
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
produced
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
quarrelled
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
replacing
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
resolve
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From this reading Johanna could not carry her resolve into execution.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
rival
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
room
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
troubled
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From this reading At dinner she learned the cause of his troubled mood.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
various
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
venture
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From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The following morning she was busy until late in replacing by order the disarray produced by the birthday fete, and when her father, who had gone out meanwhile, returned, he hurried past her with so gloomy an expression that she did not venture to follow him to his room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
youthful
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From this reading He had quarrelled with the manager because the latter would persist in giving various of Helena's youthful parts to her rival, Fraeulein Kronberg.
