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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 The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
away
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From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
bewilderment
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
blackest
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
box
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From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.
brightness
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
capable
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
confusion
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
dangling
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From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.
day
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
doubly
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
empty
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From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
fun
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From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
gaiety
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
gloom
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
go
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From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall go."
going
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From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
Helen
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
high
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall go."
I'm
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From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
learnt
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
legs
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From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.
like
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From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
made
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
Miriam
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
now
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From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.
own
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
painful
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
patched
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
reproachful
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
said
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From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
sat
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From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall go."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
shouldn't
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From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."
side
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From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.
streaked
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall go."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
tomorrow
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From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."
tragedy
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From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."
You've
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From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.
