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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
assisting
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From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
away
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
better
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From this reading “Had we not better take down the card, and try to think of something else.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
card
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
Couldn't
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From this reading Couldn’t we keep half-a-dozen fowls, and sell the eggs?”
daughter
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From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
disappointed
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
down
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From this reading “Had we not better take down the card, and try to think of something else.
effect
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
eggs
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From this reading Couldn’t we keep half-a-dozen fowls, and sell the eggs?”
else
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From this reading “Had we not better take down the card, and try to think of something else.
event
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
exhibition
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
fowls
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From this reading Couldn’t we keep half-a-dozen fowls, and sell the eggs?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
half-a-dozen
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From this reading Couldn’t we keep half-a-dozen fowls, and sell the eggs?”
Hammersmith
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
hanging
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
happened
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
house
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
importance
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
keep
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From this reading Couldn’t we keep half-a-dozen fowls, and sell the eggs?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
latter
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From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
Lockhart
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
Lodgings
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
momentous
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
most
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
Mrs
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
new
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
outer
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
perceptible
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
produced
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
said
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From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
seems
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From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
sell
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From this reading Couldn’t we keep half-a-dozen fowls, and sell the eggs?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Had we not better take down the card, and try to think of something else.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had we not better take down the card, and try to think of something else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had we not better take down the card, and try to think of something else.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
toilet
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From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
tragic
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
try
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From this reading “Had we not better take down the card, and try to think of something else.
universe
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From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
up
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
use
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From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Had we not better take down the card, and try to think of something else.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But the exhibition of that card had been to Mrs. Lockhart an event of such momentous and tragic importance, that she did not know whether she were most astonished, relieved, or disappointed that it had produced no perceptible effect upon the outer universe.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “It seems to be of no use,” she said to her daughter, while the latter was assisting her in her morning toilet.
window
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
written
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From this reading The third of May passed away, and, beyond the hanging up in the window of the card with “Lodgings to Let” written on it, nothing new had happened in the house at Hammersmith.
