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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 her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
accompanying
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
Amy
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From this reading Amy did not go to church.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
attack
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
attainment
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From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
attitude
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
became
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
busy
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From this reading This Sunday morning she was very busy with domestic minutiae.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
cared
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
church
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From this reading Amy did not go to church.
concerned
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
conversation
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
defend
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Amy did not go to church.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
dogma
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
domestic
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From this reading This Sunday morning she was very busy with domestic minutiae.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
go
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From this reading Amy did not go to church.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
Hampstead
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
hours
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
intellectual
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From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
lapse
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
like
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
marriage
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
matter
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
mere
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
minutiae
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From this reading This Sunday morning she was very busy with domestic minutiae.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This Sunday morning she was very busy with domestic minutiae.
mother
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
mysticism
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From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
nature
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From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Amy did not go to church.
noticed
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
out
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
own
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
packing
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
popular
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
practical
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From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
preparations
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
Reardon
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
Reardon's
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
regard
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
region
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
religion
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
speedily
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
strongly
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From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
subject
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From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
Sunday
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From this reading This Sunday morning she was very busy with domestic minutiae.
superadded
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From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
sympathies
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From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Sunday morning she was very busy with domestic minutiae.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Amy did not go to church.
very
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From this reading This Sunday morning she was very busy with domestic minutiae.
walked
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
wife
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From this reading Reardon noticed what looked like preparations for packing, and being as little disposed for conversation as his wife, he went out and walked for a couple of hours in the Hampstead region.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before her marriage she had done so as a mere matter of course, accompanying her mother, but Reardon’s attitude with regard to the popular religion speedily became her own; she let the subject lapse from her mind, and cared neither to defend nor to attack where dogma was concerned.
zeal
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From this reading She had no sympathies with mysticism; her nature was strongly practical, with something of zeal for intellectual attainment superadded.
