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1880
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM I It was the end of February 1880.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A day resembling spring had come, illusive, but exquisite.
able
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
all
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was alone, free; and she tasted her freedom to the point of ecstasy.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A day resembling spring had come, illusive, but exquisite.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day resembling spring had come, illusive, but exquisite.
company
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
day
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From this reading A day resembling spring had come, illusive, but exquisite.
dejection
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
dinner
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
drive
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
ecstasy
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From this reading She was alone, free; and she tasted her freedom to the point of ecstasy.
end
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM I It was the end of February 1880.
exert
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
exquisite
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From this reading A day resembling spring had come, illusive, but exquisite.
February
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM I It was the end of February 1880.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
force
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She was alone, free; and she tasted her freedom to the point of ecstasy.
freedom
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From this reading She was alone, free; and she tasted her freedom to the point of ecstasy.
Gailey
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A day resembling spring had come, illusive, but exquisite.
harsh
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
Hilda
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
home
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
house
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
humiliation
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
hurriedly
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TELEGRAM I It was the end of February 1880.
illusive
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From this reading A day resembling spring had come, illusive, but exquisite.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TELEGRAM I It was the end of February 1880.
kingdom
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
London
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
midday
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
Miss
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
mother
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
now
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TELEGRAM I It was the end of February 1880.
office
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
out
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
pensive
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading She was alone, free; and she tasted her freedom to the point of ecstasy.
proof
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
reigned
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
resembling
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From this reading A day resembling spring had come, illusive, but exquisite.
return
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
spring
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From this reading A day resembling spring had come, illusive, but exquisite.
started
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
sufficient
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From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
tasted
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From this reading She was alone, free; and she tasted her freedom to the point of ecstasy.
TELEGRAM
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM I It was the end of February 1880.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TELEGRAM I It was the end of February 1880.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
too
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From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TELEGRAM I It was the end of February 1880.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hilda, having started out too hurriedly for the office after the midday dinner, had had to return home for a proof which she had forgotten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She now had the house to herself, as a kingdom over which she reigned; for, amid all her humiliation and pensive dejection, she had been able to exert sufficient harsh force to drive her mother to London in company with Miss Gailey.
