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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 No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
affected
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From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a year after Vincent's death.
all
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
Audrey
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
back
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
chair
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
day's
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
days
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
death
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From this reading It was a year after Vincent's death.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
edge
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
enough
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
event
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From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
exhaust
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
hard
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
highly
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
Lambeth
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
lapse
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From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
leaned
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
looking
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From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
lost
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From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
magnificence
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From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
more
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From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
much
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From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
nature
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From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
nerve
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
oppressive
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From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
particularly
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
quiescent
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From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
realised
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From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
reality
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From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
relations
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From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
sensitive
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
St
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
stir
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From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
strung
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
study
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
Teresa's
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
then
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
three
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
thrown
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From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
too
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From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
true
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From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
vicar's
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
Vincent's
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From this reading It was a year after Vincent's death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With lapse of time that event had lost much of its oppressive magnificence, and it affected Audrey more in looking back than it had done in reality.
wonder
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
wooden
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From this reading No wonder, then, that as she leaned back in a particularly hard wooden chair in the vicar's study every nerve in her body was on edge.
work
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From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
Wyndham
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From this reading Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her.
year
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From this reading It was a year after Vincent's death.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One day's work among the poor of St. Teresa's, Lambeth, is enough to exhaust you, if you are at all sensitive and highly strung, and Audrey had had three days of it.
