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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 But the packing had served as a physical relief to her mental anguish.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
Also
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
anguish
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From this reading But the packing had served as a physical relief to her mental anguish.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
away
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From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
bring
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the packing had served as a physical relief to her mental anguish.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
comforted
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
departure
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
discovered
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
down
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From this reading The suit-case packed, Phœbe sat down upon it—to think.
dresses
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From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
father
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
folded
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From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, how she longed for her mother!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
heart
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
hoped
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
how
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From this reading Oh, how she longed for her mother!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The suit-case packed, Phœbe sat down upon it—to think.
known
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From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
longed
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From this reading Oh, how she longed for her mother!
mental
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From this reading But the packing had served as a physical relief to her mental anguish.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
more
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
mother
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
night
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, how she longed for her mother!
packed
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From this reading The suit-case packed, Phœbe sat down upon it—to think.
packing
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From this reading But the packing had served as a physical relief to her mental anguish.
physical
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From this reading But the packing had served as a physical relief to her mental anguish.
Phœbe
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From this reading The suit-case packed, Phœbe sat down upon it—to think.
ready
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
really
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From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading But the packing had served as a physical relief to her mental anguish.
run
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From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
sat
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From this reading The suit-case packed, Phœbe sat down upon it—to think.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
send
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
served
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From this reading But the packing had served as a physical relief to her mental anguish.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
suit-case
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From this reading The suit-case packed, Phœbe sat down upon it—to think.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The suit-case packed, Phœbe sat down upon it—to think.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The suit-case packed, Phœbe sat down upon it—to think.
threatened
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The suit-case packed, Phœbe sat down upon it—to think.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had known even as she took down and folded her dresses that she could not really run away.
uncles
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The suit-case packed, Phœbe sat down upon it—to think.
wisest
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From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Also, she had hoped in her secret heart that she might be discovered at her packing!—discovered and comforted; more: the ready suit-case, the threatened departure by night, alone, might bring her father and her uncles to believe that the wisest thing they could do would be to send her to her mother.
