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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 There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
action
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
Agnes
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From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
All
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From this reading All that night, and all the following morning, she was very thoughtful.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
back
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From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
Brecy
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From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
change
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From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
changed
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From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
Charost
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From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
cheerful
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
converse
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From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
De
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From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
deal
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From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
debating
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
earnest
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
examining
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
eye
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From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
feelings
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From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
fell
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From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
following
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From this reading All that night, and all the following morning, she was very thoughtful.
gayety
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From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
gone
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From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
heart
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
HerspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
immediately
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From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
Jean
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From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
knew
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
listen
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From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
Madame
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From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
marked
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From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that night, and all the following morning, she was very thoughtful.
mother's
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From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
night
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From this reading All that night, and all the following morning, she was very thoughtful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
own
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
pause
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From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
remarked
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From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
revery
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From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
some
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
spirit
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that night, and all the following morning, she was very thoughtful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
There
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From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
thoughtful
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
too
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From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
tribunal
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
trying
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
varied
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From this reading Jean Charost, too, was a good deal changed, at least toward Agnes, and the mother's eye marked it with very varied feelings.
very
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From this reading All that night, and all the following morning, she was very thoughtful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a great change in Agnes, and Madame De Brecy remarked it immediately.
well
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From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hers was an earnest, though a cheerful spirit, and when she was thoughtful, those who knew her well might be sure she was debating something with herself, examining some course of action, trying some thought or feeling before the tribunal of her own heart.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her gayety seemed gone, and though she could both listen and converse, yet at the least pause she fell back into a revery again.
