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Agnes
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From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
all
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From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
bitterness
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From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
Chad
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From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
Clare
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From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
concerning
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
end
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
face
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From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
filled
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From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
forced
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
girl
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From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
give
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From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
happen
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From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
just
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From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
knowledge
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
Lahens
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From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
Lilian
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From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
Lilian's
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From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
loved
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From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
mother
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From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
Mrs
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From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
now
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From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
old
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
out
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
perhaps
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From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
revive
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
room
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From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
said
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From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
sang
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From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
say
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
scandal
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
St
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From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
Surely
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From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
thoughts
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From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
tune
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
up
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From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
voice
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From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
wanted
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From this reading For no one now loved her face except perhaps Chad, and they wanted her to give him up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The purity of Lilian's voice was bitterness to Mrs. Lahens, and it was bitterness to remember that St. Clare loved that face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading These were the thoughts that filled Mrs. Lahens' mind while Lilian sang.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
young
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From this reading 'Surely, mother,' said Agnes, 'all you say did not happen to the young girl who has just left the room?'
youth
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From this reading It was the knowledge that the time of her youth was at an end that forced Mrs. Lahens to say that Lilian sang out of tune, and to revive an old scandal concerning her.
