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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 She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
able
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
all
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From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
answer
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From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
any
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
appears
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From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
aunt
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From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
calm
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The meeting did not happen until the Monday, when Gwendolen went to the rectory with her mamma.
disagreeables
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
dogged
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
face
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
felt
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
find
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From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
glad
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From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
got
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From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
Gwendolen
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From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
happen
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From this reading The meeting did not happen until the Monday, when Gwendolen went to the rectory with her mamma.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
humiliation
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
interview
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From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
Klesmer
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From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
made
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
maintain
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
mamma
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From this reading The meeting did not happen until the Monday, when Gwendolen went to the rectory with her mamma.
meeting
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From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
Monday
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From this reading The meeting did not happen until the Monday, when Gwendolen went to the rectory with her mamma.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
now
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
only
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
proposed
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
rectory
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From this reading The meeting did not happen until the Monday, when Gwendolen went to the rectory with her mamma.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
there
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
things
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From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
uncle
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From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
unkind
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From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The meeting did not happen until the Monday, when Gwendolen went to the rectory with her mamma.
up
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From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meeting did not happen until the Monday, when Gwendolen went to the rectory with her mamma.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had made up her mind now that there were only disagreeables before her, and she felt able to maintain a dogged calm in the face of any humiliation that might be proposed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The meeting did not happen until the Monday, when Gwendolen went to the rectory with her mamma.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gwendolen was glad that she had got through her interview with Klesmer before meeting her uncle and aunt.
WORDSWORTH
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From this reading —WORDSWORTH.
world
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From this reading “I question things but do not find One that will answer to my mind: And all the world appears unkind.”
