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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 On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An indescribable feeling of sadness shot through Cytherea’s heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
announcement
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
answer
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From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
blows
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
brother
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
concerning
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
Cytherea
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From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
Cytherea's
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From this reading An indescribable feeling of sadness shot through Cytherea’s heart.
deep
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
dialogue
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From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
elastic
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
ended
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From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
enough
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An indescribable feeling of sadness shot through Cytherea’s heart.
fortnight
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
fortunes
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
Friday
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
going
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
Gradfield's
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
hard
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
heart
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From this reading An indescribable feeling of sadness shot through Cytherea’s heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading An indescribable feeling of sadness shot through Cytherea’s heart.
informed
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
knew
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From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
known
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
leave
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
London
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
man
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
Mr
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
news
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From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
Owen's
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From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
private
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From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
push
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
read
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From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
real
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
rebound
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
remarked
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
sad
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
saddened
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From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
sadness
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From this reading An indescribable feeling of sadness shot through Cytherea’s heart.
scarcely
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
seen
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
shot
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From this reading An indescribable feeling of sadness shot through Cytherea’s heart.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
spirits
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
Springrove
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From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she could not answer this question, she knew one thing, she was saddened by Owen’s news.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An indescribable feeling of sadness shot through Cytherea’s heart.
Thursday
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From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
Thus
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From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
troubles
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
verses
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From this reading Thus ended the dialogue of Thursday, but Cytherea read the verses again in private.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Friday her brother remarked that Springrove had informed him he was going to leave Mr. Gradfield’s in a fortnight to push his fortunes in London.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
Why
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From this reading Why should she be sad at such an announcement as that, she thought, concerning a man she had never seen, when her spirits were elastic enough to rebound after hard blows from deep and real troubles as if she had scarcely known them?
