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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 A CRUEL DESERTION.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
angry
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
became
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
burning
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
CRUELadjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading A CRUEL DESERTION.
day
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
DESERTIONnounUS /ˈdesertion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CRUEL DESERTION.
desire
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
dreary
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From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
driven
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
else
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
engagement
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
events
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
fact
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From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
fiery
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
filled
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
forever
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
happened
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
Hart
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
home
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
humiliation
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
hurl
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
impatience
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
intolerable
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
jealousy
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
Judith
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
kindled
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
Norston's
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
offence
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From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
old
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From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
painful
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
passion
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
pondered
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
questions
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
rage
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
reproach
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From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
RestnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
rude
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
see
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
some
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
sometimes
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
spoke
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
stillness
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
Storms
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
taken
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From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
there
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
truth
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
two
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
week
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From this reading A week or two before these painful events happened at "Norston's Rest," Judith Hart had been expecting to see Storms day after day till disappointment kindled into fiery impatience, and the stillness of her home became intolerable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
woman
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From this reading Had her rude passion of jealousy driven him from her forever, or was there some truth in the engagement that woman spoke of?
words
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From this reading Had he, in fact, taken offence at her first words of reproach, and left her to the dreary old life?
worst
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From this reading Again and again Judith pondered over these questions, sometimes angry with herself, and again filled with a burning desire to know the worst, and hurl her rage and humiliation on some one else.
