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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 From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
answer
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From this reading But in this respect the result had sadly failed to answer his expectation.
becoming
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From this reading He could not deny to himself that, instead of becoming more cheerful, she was relapsing into a more and more settled melancholy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in this respect the result had sadly failed to answer his expectation.
change
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From this reading From day to day he noted the change, like that of a gradual petrifaction, which went on in her face.
cheerful
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From this reading He could not deny to himself that, instead of becoming more cheerful, she was relapsing into a more and more settled melancholy.
condition
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From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not deny to himself that, instead of becoming more cheerful, she was relapsing into a more and more settled melancholy.
day
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From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
deny
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From this reading He could not deny to himself that, instead of becoming more cheerful, she was relapsing into a more and more settled melancholy.
doing
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From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
expectation
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From this reading But in this respect the result had sadly failed to answer his expectation.
face
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From this reading From day to day he noted the change, like that of a gradual petrifaction, which went on in her face.
failed
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From this reading But in this respect the result had sadly failed to answer his expectation.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
gradual
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From this reading From day to day he noted the change, like that of a gradual petrifaction, which went on in her face.
grow
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From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
Henry
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From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From day to day he noted the change, like that of a gradual petrifaction, which went on in her face.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not deny to himself that, instead of becoming more cheerful, she was relapsing into a more and more settled melancholy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But in this respect the result had sadly failed to answer his expectation.
hoping
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From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in this respect the result had sadly failed to answer his expectation.
instead
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From this reading He could not deny to himself that, instead of becoming more cheerful, she was relapsing into a more and more settled melancholy.
interview
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From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
like
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From this reading From day to day he noted the change, like that of a gradual petrifaction, which went on in her face.
marriage
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From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
melancholy
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From this reading He could not deny to himself that, instead of becoming more cheerful, she was relapsing into a more and more settled melancholy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
more
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From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
noted
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From this reading From day to day he noted the change, like that of a gradual petrifaction, which went on in her face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
off
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From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From day to day he noted the change, like that of a gradual petrifaction, which went on in her face.
petrifaction
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From this reading From day to day he noted the change, like that of a gradual petrifaction, which went on in her face.
put
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From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
referred
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From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
relapsing
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From this reading He could not deny to himself that, instead of becoming more cheerful, she was relapsing into a more and more settled melancholy.
respect
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From this reading But in this respect the result had sadly failed to answer his expectation.
result
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From this reading But in this respect the result had sadly failed to answer his expectation.
sadly
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From this reading But in this respect the result had sadly failed to answer his expectation.
serene
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From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
settled
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From this reading He could not deny to himself that, instead of becoming more cheerful, she was relapsing into a more and more settled melancholy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But in this respect the result had sadly failed to answer his expectation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henry had not referred to their marriage after the first interview.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could not deny to himself that, instead of becoming more cheerful, she was relapsing into a more and more settled melancholy.
week
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From this reading From day to day, and week to week, he had put off doing so, hoping that she might grow into a more serene condition of mind.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From day to day he noted the change, like that of a gradual petrifaction, which went on in her face.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From day to day he noted the change, like that of a gradual petrifaction, which went on in her face.
