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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 momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
all
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
Allied
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
batch
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
British
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
came
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
Capital
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
COMFORT
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From this reading _COMFORT_.
conflict
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
contrast
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
correspondent
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From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading These letters, on the whole, did not comfort Esther.
dull
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
effect
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
Esther
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From this reading These letters, on the whole, did not comfort Esther.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
followed
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
got
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
inevitable
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
intense
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
June
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From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
just
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
kept
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
leaving
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
letter
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From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
letters
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From this reading These letters, on the whole, did not comfort Esther.
London
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
momentary
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
month
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These letters, on the whole, did not comfort Esther.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These letters, on the whole, did not comfort Esther.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
parents
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From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
Paris
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
perpetual
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
Pitt
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From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
pleasure
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
proved
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From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
reached
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From this reading For Pitt proved himself a good correspondent, although it was June before the first letter from his parents reached him.
reaction
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
reported
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
Sovereigns
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
stir
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These letters, on the whole, did not comfort Esther.
then
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These letters, on the whole, did not comfort Esther.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
tiptoe
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
visit
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
well
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From this reading The momentary intense pleasure was followed by inevitable dull reaction and contrast; and before she had well got over the effect of one batch of letters another came; and she was kept in a perpetual stir and conflict.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
whole
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From this reading These letters, on the whole, did not comfort Esther.
world
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
writing
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From this reading So he reported, writing on the third of that month; and told that the Allied Sovereigns were just then leaving Paris for a visit to the British Capital, and all the London world was on tiptoe.
