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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 Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
acute
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From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
altogether
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
Argentine
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
Avory
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
best
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From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
better
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
canon
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
charming
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
cheerful
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From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
conceal
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From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
contained
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From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
days
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
doing
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From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
Erskine
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
even-spirited
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From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
far
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
few
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
good-bye
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
good-hearted
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
horrible
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From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
Hulworth
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
Jane
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
join
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
joined
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
last-named
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From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
liked
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
London
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
mettle
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From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
Ogilvie
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
parting
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From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
patient
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
people
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From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
perfectly
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From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
Peter
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
pluck
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From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
say
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
sense
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From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
show
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From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
some
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From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
state
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From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
then
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
there
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It required some pluck to be perfectly even-spirited and to show good mettle in those days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
Toffy
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
two
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From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
uncertainty
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From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
unhappiness
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From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
up
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From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toffy went up to London to join Peter Ogilvie and to take ship for Argentine, and Peter went to say good-bye to Jane Erskine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These two last-named, cheerful people were in a state of acute unhappiness which each was doing his and her best to conceal.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
wife
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
world
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From this reading The world contained for them nothing but a sense of parting and uncertainty, and a horrible feeling of disappointment.
Wrottesley
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From this reading Mrs. Wrottesley remained at Hulworth until her patient was better, and then the good-hearted canon joined her there for a few days and was altogether charming to poor little Mrs. Avory, who liked him far better than she liked his wife.
