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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 Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
any
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
back
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
bliss
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
certain
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
child
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From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
chivalrous
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
compared
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
cotton-wool
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
Curtain
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
debate
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
decided
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the Patterson household she was in a different world from that of the Hiltons.
discussed
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From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
energies
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
enough
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
events
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
felt
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
few
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
field
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the Patterson household she was in a different world from that of the Hiltons.
future
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From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
gave
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
girls
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
gratifying
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
growing-up
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
Hiltons
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From this reading In the Patterson household she was in a different world from that of the Hiltons.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
home
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
household
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From this reading In the Patterson household she was in a different world from that of the Hiltons.
hundred
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
ideas
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Patterson household she was in a different world from that of the Hiltons.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
January
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
kind
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From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
Lesbia
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
liked
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
matter
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
Minnie
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From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
months
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
older
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
Patterson
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From this reading In the Patterson household she was in a different world from that of the Hiltons.
Paul
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From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
presence
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From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
present
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
provided
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
rate
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
rather
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
self-reliance
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
September
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
sphere
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
swift
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
term
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
treated
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From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
unalloyed
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From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
up
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
very
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From this reading Paul and Minnie had been very, very kind, but they treated her entirely as a child, and had never even discussed her future in her presence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether such a swift and sudden growing-up was unalloyed bliss was a matter for debate, but at any rate it gave her a certain feeling of self-reliance that was rather gratifying.
wide
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
women
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From this reading Paul, chivalrous towards women, but old-fashioned in his ideas of their sphere, liked girls to be brought up in cotton-wool, and thought the home provided quite a wide enough field for their energies.
world
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From this reading In the Patterson household she was in a different world from that of the Hiltons.
years
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From this reading Before the Curtain When Lesbia looked back upon the events of the last few months, and compared the beginning of the September term with the present January one, she decided that she felt quite a hundred years older.
