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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
air
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always
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From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She heard the door-bell ring, and then his quick step.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
attitude
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
bitterness
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
bright
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From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
careful
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
cheerfulness
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chill
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From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
cold
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
coming
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From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
conceal
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crisp
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
disquiet
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From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
door-bell
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From this reading She heard the door-bell ring, and then his quick step.
entered
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
fierce
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
fingers
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From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was something steeled and hostile that waited for him.
formal
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further
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
gave
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
heard
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From this reading She heard the door-bell ring, and then his quick step.
heart
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From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was something steeled and hostile that waited for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She heard the door-bell ring, and then his quick step.
hostile
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From this reading It was something steeled and hostile that waited for him.
hurt
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From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
injured
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intended
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
magnanimously
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From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
master
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From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
pressure
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From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
quick
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From this reading She heard the door-bell ring, and then his quick step.
recognition
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
revolt
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
ring
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From this reading She heard the door-bell ring, and then his quick step.
saw
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
seem
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From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the door-bell ring, and then his quick step.
smile
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From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was something steeled and hostile that waited for him.
steeled
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From this reading It was something steeled and hostile that waited for him.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She heard the door-bell ring, and then his quick step.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She heard the door-bell ring, and then his quick step.
then
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From this reading She heard the door-bell ring, and then his quick step.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did not seem to her this afternoon that she had to master the disquiet of heart that his coming always brought.
very
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From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
waited
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From this reading It was something steeled and hostile that waited for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was something steeled and hostile that waited for him.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had entered and stood before her she saw that he intended to be careful, to be very careful, and the recognition of that attitude in him gave further bitterness to her cold, her fierce revolt.
willing
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From this reading What right had he to that bright formal smile, that chill pressure of her fingers, that air of crisp cheerfulness, as of one injured but willing, magnanimously, to conceal his hurt?
