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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 The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
adhered
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From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
all
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From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
anger
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
away
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
back
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From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
battle
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
bread
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From this reading She had broken the unwritten law not to break bread with an enemy of her house.
break
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From this reading She had broken the unwritten law not to break bread with an enemy of her house.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had broken the unwritten law not to break bread with an enemy of her house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
Cardew
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
changing
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
clear
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
colors
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
day
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From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
days
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
driven
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
Elinor's
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From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
end
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
enemy
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From this reading She had broken the unwritten law not to break bread with an enemy of her house.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
feeble
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
fighting
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
go
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From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
grandfather
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
guest
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From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
heroism
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
hoisting
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
home
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From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
house
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
immaculate
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From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
impulsive
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
knowledge
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
law
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From this reading She had broken the unwritten law not to break bread with an enemy of her house.
Lily's
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
losing
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
man
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
mistaken
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
night
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From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
now
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
offset
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
old
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
peace
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
religiously
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From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
remembered
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
room
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From this reading She had determined, that first night in Elinor's immaculate guest room, to go back the next day.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
sort
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
surface
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
tenets
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From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
tenor
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
there
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
unwritten
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From this reading She had broken the unwritten law not to break bread with an enemy of her house.
Way
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From this reading The surface peace of the house on Cardew Way, the even tenor of her days there, the feeling she had of sanctuary did not offset Lily's clear knowledge that she had done a cruel and an impulsive thing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
world
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From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Even her grandfather, whose anger had driven her away, she remembered now as a feeble old man, fighting his losing battle in a changing world, and yet with a sort of mistaken heroism hoisting his colors to the end.
