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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 It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
almost
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
always
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LOOKING FOR AN EASY YOKE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
avoid
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
caller
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From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
circle
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
contact
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
crossing
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
day
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From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
days
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
dispiriting
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
door-bell
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From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
down
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
EASY
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From this reading LOOKING FOR AN EASY YOKE.
endure
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
Erskine
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
exactly
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
experience
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
face
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From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
far
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOOKING FOR AN EASY YOKE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
hours
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
house
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
hurrying
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
imagined
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
inconvenient
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
invitation
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From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
lived
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
LOOKING
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From this reading LOOKING FOR AN EASY YOKE.
more
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
most
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
narrow
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
nearer
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
neighborhood
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
now
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
out
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
pass
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From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
passers-by
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
plague-spotted
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
points
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
possible
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
receive
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From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
Ruth
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
see
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From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
shutting
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
sound
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From this reading It was so strange to have day after day pass, and never hear the sound of the door-bell—never see the face of a caller—never receive an invitation.
stand
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
store
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
strange
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
street
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
twenty-four
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
watch
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
WEARY
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From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WEARY days now in store for Ruth Erskine—far more weary and dispiriting than she had imagined were possible to endure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
window
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From this reading It was such a strange experience to stand at the window and watch passers-by, hurrying out of the neighborhood of the plague-spotted house; crossing the street at most inconvenient points, to avoid a nearer contact.
world
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From this reading In short, it was a sudden shutting out of the world in which she had always lived, and a shutting down into one narrow circle, which repeated itself almost exactly every twenty-four hours.
YOKE
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From this reading LOOKING FOR AN EASY YOKE.
