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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 In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
abandoned
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From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
acquainted
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From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
anguish
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
begging
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From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
broke
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
constantly
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From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
day
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From this reading Throughout the day Marian kept her room.
desired
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From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
devotion
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From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
fate
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From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
forth
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
frequently
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
girl
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From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Throughout the day Marian kept her room.
Holden
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From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
house
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From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
intention
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From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
kept
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From this reading Throughout the day Marian kept her room.
lay
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
leave
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From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
letter
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From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
Marian
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From this reading Throughout the day Marian kept her room.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
Mr
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From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
overcame
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
prisoner
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From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
progress
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From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
room
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From this reading Throughout the day Marian kept her room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
silent
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
sobbed
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
tears
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
tended
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From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Throughout the day Marian kept her room.
things
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From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout the day Marian kept her room.
times
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
unremitting
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From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her intention to leave the house was, of course, abandoned; she was the prisoner of fate.
weariness
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From this reading At times she lay in silent anguish; frequently her tears broke forth, and she sobbed until weariness overcame her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
wrote
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From this reading In the afternoon she wrote a letter to Mr Holden, begging that she might be kept constantly acquainted with the progress of things.
Yule
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From this reading Mrs Yule would have tended her with unremitting devotion, but the girl desired to be alone.
