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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
always
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From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
asserted
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
belief
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
betray
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
blind
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
correspondence
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
delusion
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
DIFFICULTIES
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From this reading THE DOCTOR IN DIFFICULTIES SLOWLY the weeks passed.
DOCTORnounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DOCTOR IN DIFFICULTIES SLOWLY the weeks passed.
dreaded
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
earlier
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
end
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
Events
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
heard
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From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Strictly Mrs. Vimpany kept her promise.
Hugh
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From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
husband
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DOCTOR IN DIFFICULTIES SLOWLY the weeks passed.
Iris
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From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
jestingly
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
kept
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From this reading Strictly Mrs. Vimpany kept her promise.
later
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
letter
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From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
letters
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
lightly
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
lives
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
many
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
Mrs
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From this reading Strictly Mrs. Vimpany kept her promise.
newly-married
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
pair
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DOCTOR IN DIFFICULTIES SLOWLY the weeks passed.
pointed
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
promise
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From this reading Strictly Mrs. Vimpany kept her promise.
read
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From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
related
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
saw
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
self
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
sent
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From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
signs
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
sincerely
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From this reading Her blind belief in her husband, sincerely asserted in the earlier part of the correspondence, began to betray, in her later letters, signs of self delusion.
SLOWLY
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From this reading THE DOCTOR IN DIFFICULTIES SLOWLY the weeks passed.
sometimes
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
Strictly
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From this reading Strictly Mrs. Vimpany kept her promise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOCTOR IN DIFFICULTIES SLOWLY the weeks passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
Vimpany
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From this reading Strictly Mrs. Vimpany kept her promise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
weeks
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From this reading THE DOCTOR IN DIFFICULTIES SLOWLY the weeks passed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she heard from Iris the letter was always sent to Hugh, to be returned after he had read it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
wife
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
young
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From this reading Events in the lives of the newly-married pair, many of which pointed to the end that Mrs. Vimpany saw and dreaded, were lightly, sometimes jestingly, related by the young wife.
