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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 WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
affair
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From this reading The affair was so astonishingly sprung upon her.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
allowed
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
astonishingly
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From this reading The affair was so astonishingly sprung upon her.
BELATED
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
chastened
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
CIRCUMSTANCE
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
CONCERNS
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
consolation
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From this reading The initial impact she withstood unbroken--and from this she derived a measure of consolation.
derived
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From this reading The initial impact she withstood unbroken--and from this she derived a measure of consolation.
difficult
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
doubted
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
elude
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
frame
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
Frayling
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The initial impact she withstood unbroken--and from this she derived a measure of consolation.
full
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
Grand
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
GREETING
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
GRIEF
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
ground
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
height
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
Henrietta
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Misgivings oppressed her.
Hotel
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
impact
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From this reading The initial impact she withstood unbroken--and from this she derived a measure of consolation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
INCIDENTALLY
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
initial
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From this reading The initial impact she withstood unbroken--and from this she derived a measure of consolation.
ITSELFpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
lost
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
measure
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From this reading The initial impact she withstood unbroken--and from this she derived a measure of consolation.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
Misgivings
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From this reading Misgivings oppressed her.
more
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
opportunity
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
oppressed
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From this reading Misgivings oppressed her.
own
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
RECEPTION
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
regain
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
reputation
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
risen
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From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The affair was so astonishingly sprung upon her.
sprung
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From this reading The affair was so astonishingly sprung upon her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The initial impact she withstood unbroken--and from this she derived a measure of consolation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
unbroken
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From this reading The initial impact she withstood unbroken--and from this she derived a measure of consolation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The affair was so astonishingly sprung upon her.
VICTIM
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From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The affair was so astonishingly sprung upon her.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She doubted--and even more than doubted--whether she had risen to the full height of her own reputation, whether she had not allowed opportunity to elude her, whether she had not lost ground difficult to regain.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHICH CONCERNS ITSELF, INCIDENTALLY, WITH THE GRIEF OF A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE RECEPTION OF A BELATED CHRISTMAS GREETING Henrietta Frayling left the Grand Hotel, that afternoon, in a chastened frame of mind.
withstood
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From this reading The initial impact she withstood unbroken--and from this she derived a measure of consolation.
