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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 That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
All
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From this reading All January had passed by.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
aunt's
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
bride
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From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All January had passed by.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
February
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
gone
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From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All January had passed by.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
how
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
indiscretion
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
January
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From this reading All January had passed by.
Linda
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From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Staubach had passed a very troubled and uneasy month.
made
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From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
month
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From this reading Madame Staubach had passed a very troubled and uneasy month.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
once
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From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All January had passed by.
Peter
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From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
presence
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
rejected
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
remembered
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
reminded
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
reviled
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
Staubach
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From this reading Madame Staubach had passed a very troubled and uneasy month.
Steinmarc
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From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
suitor
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From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
then
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
thirtieth
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From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
Tressel
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From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
troubled
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From this reading Madame Staubach had passed a very troubled and uneasy month.
troubles
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From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
uneasy
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From this reading Madame Staubach had passed a very troubled and uneasy month.
very
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From this reading Madame Staubach had passed a very troubled and uneasy month.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
week
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From this reading It may be remembered how he had reviled her in her aunt's presence, how he had reminded her of her indiscretion, and how he had then rejected her; but, nevertheless, in the first week of February he was again her suitor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But her troubles were not therefore over, and Peter Steinmarc was once again her suitor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That thirtieth of January had come and gone which was to have made Linda Tressel a bride, and Linda was still Linda Tressel.
