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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 SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
absolve
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From this reading An impartial critic might, indeed, absolve her from all responsibility.
actress
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
all
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From this reading An impartial critic might, indeed, absolve her from all responsibility.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An impartial critic might, indeed, absolve her from all responsibility.
any
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From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
banked
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From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
bitter
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From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
business
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
chapter
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
cinematograph
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
clever
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
critic
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From this reading An impartial critic might, indeed, absolve her from all responsibility.
detailed
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
disappointments
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
drifted
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
events
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
experienced
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From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
faced
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
fact
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From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
fairly
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
fault
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From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An impartial critic might, indeed, absolve her from all responsibility.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
heavily
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From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
impartial
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From this reading An impartial critic might, indeed, absolve her from all responsibility.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
indeed
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From this reading An impartial critic might, indeed, absolve her from all responsibility.
indifferent
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From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
instance
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From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
light
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From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
literature
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From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
made
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
many
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
martyr
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From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading An impartial critic might, indeed, absolve her from all responsibility.
more
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From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
new
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From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
nine
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
out
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From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
particular
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From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
previously
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From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
reason
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From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
regarded
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From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
responsibility
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From this reading An impartial critic might, indeed, absolve her from all responsibility.
satisfaction
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From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
SOME
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
success
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From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
there
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From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
tragedy
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From this reading If there was any satisfaction to be had out of the new tragedy it was to be found in the fact that the fault was not entirely hers.
up
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
ways
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From this reading In many ways the disappointment was more bitter than any she had previously experienced, because she had banked so heavily upon success.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In this particular instance she regarded herself in the light of a martyr to indifferent literature—not without reason.
years
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
young
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From this reading SOME nine years after the events detailed in the last chapter, a fairly clever young actress who had drifted into the cinematograph business, faced one of the many disappointments which had made up her life.
