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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 RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
almost
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From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length her fellow-guests, seeing that she was determined not to respond to their overtures, left her severely alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
apathetic
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From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
became
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From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
boarding-house
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From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
claims
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From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
convinced
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading At length her fellow-guests, seeing that she was determined not to respond to their overtures, left her severely alone.
developed
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From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
Eastbourne
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
efforts
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From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
engage
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From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
expressed
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From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
fellow-guests
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From this reading At length her fellow-guests, seeing that she was determined not to respond to their overtures, left her severely alone.
full
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From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
glorified
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From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
going
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
hotel
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From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
hours
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
increased
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From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
jungle-people
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From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
jungly
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From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
kindly
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From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length her fellow-guests, seeing that she was determined not to respond to their overtures, left her severely alone.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length her fellow-guests, seeing that she was determined not to respond to their overtures, left her severely alone.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
London
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From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
made
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
mistake
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
more
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From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
most
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From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
negation
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From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At length her fellow-guests, seeing that she was determined not to respond to their overtures, left her severely alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
overtures
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From this reading At length her fellow-guests, seeing that she was determined not to respond to their overtures, left her severely alone.
Patricia
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
pleasures
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From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
pursuits
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From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
RACE
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
received
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From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
respond
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From this reading At length her fellow-guests, seeing that she was determined not to respond to their overtures, left her severely alone.
restlessness
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From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
seeing
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From this reading At length her fellow-guests, seeing that she was determined not to respond to their overtures, left her severely alone.
severely
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From this reading At length her fellow-guests, seeing that she was determined not to respond to their overtures, left her severely alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
SPINSTERHOOD
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
staying
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From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
there
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
twenty-four
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From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
unbearable
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From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With no claims upon her time, the restlessness that had developed in London increased until it became almost unbearable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
well-meant
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From this reading Their well-meant and kindly efforts to engage her in their pursuits and pleasures she received with apathetic negation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hotel at which she was staying was little more than a glorified boarding-house, full of "the most jungly of jungle-people," as she expressed it to herself.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A RACE WITH SPINSTERHOOD Before she had been at Eastbourne twenty-four hours Patricia was convinced that she had made a mistake in going there.
