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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 Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
Afterward
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
all
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
any
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Henceforward to the end Elsmere and his wife were lovers as of old.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
came
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
Catherine
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From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
day
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From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
deeper
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From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
Elsmere
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From this reading Henceforward to the end Elsmere and his wife were lovers as of old.
end
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From this reading Henceforward to the end Elsmere and his wife were lovers as of old.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
feel
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
followed
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From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
gradually
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
Henceforward
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From this reading Henceforward to the end Elsmere and his wife were lovers as of old.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henceforward to the end Elsmere and his wife were lovers as of old.
history
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From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
lives
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From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
lovers
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From this reading Henceforward to the end Elsmere and his wife were lovers as of old.
marks
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From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
maturer
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
moment
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From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
night
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From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
note
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
old
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From this reading Henceforward to the end Elsmere and his wife were lovers as of old.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
own
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From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
persons
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From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
present
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
remorse
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From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
Robert
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From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
saddest
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From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
sometimes
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From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
sterner
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
supplied
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From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
tender
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From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that day and night left even deeper marks on Robert than on Catherine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
there
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henceforward to the end Elsmere and his wife were lovers as of old.
two
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From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
unknown
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From this reading The reasons for it were unknown to her, though sometimes her own tender, ignorant, remorse supplied them.
views
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From this reading Afterward she gradually came to feel, running all through his views of life, a note sterner, deeper, maturer than any present there before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Henceforward to the end Elsmere and his wife were lovers as of old.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
wife
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From this reading Henceforward to the end Elsmere and his wife were lovers as of old.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The saddest moment in the lives of these two persons whose history we have followed for so long, was over and done with.
