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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 Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
arrival
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From this reading Even the journey was less dreary than the arrival.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
come
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From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
door
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From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
dreary
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From this reading Even the journey was less dreary than the arrival.
Edgar
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From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
entrance
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From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
Even
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From this reading Even the journey was less dreary than the arrival.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
forgiveness
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From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
give
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From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
greeting
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From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
heart
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From this reading Remorse struck instantly upon Hester’s heart.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
Hester
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From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
Hester's
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From this reading Remorse struck instantly upon Hester’s heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
home
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From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
hoped
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From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
house
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From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
instantly
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From this reading Remorse struck instantly upon Hester’s heart.
journey
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From this reading Even the journey was less dreary than the arrival.
leave
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From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
less
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From this reading Even the journey was less dreary than the arrival.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
much
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From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
out
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From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
pails
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From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
paint
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From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
passage
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From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
ready
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From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
Remorse
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From this reading Remorse struck instantly upon Hester’s heart.
settle
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From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
smell
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From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
strong
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From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
struck
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From this reading Remorse struck instantly upon Hester’s heart.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even the journey was less dreary than the arrival.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even the journey was less dreary than the arrival.
there
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From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
trestles
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From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
trusted
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From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Remorse struck instantly upon Hester’s heart.
warning
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From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even the journey was less dreary than the arrival.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The house door was open, and there were pails and trestles in the passage, and a strong smell of paint.
wife-like
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From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She trusted much to this for forgiveness for having come home without leave and without warning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hester had hoped that Edgar would be out, that she might settle herself, and be ready to give him a wife-like greeting on his entrance.
