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address
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
any
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From this reading Not finding any convenient method, she sorrowfully resigned the privilege of writing to her friend entirely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
avoiding
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
back
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
called
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
Carrie
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
caused
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
Christmas
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
circumstances
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
city
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
compelled
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
convenient
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From this reading Not finding any convenient method, she sorrowfully resigned the privilege of writing to her friend entirely.
corresponded
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
encounter
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From this reading So she was thoroughly surprised to encounter her in Fourteenth Street, where she had gone shopping.
end
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From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not finding any convenient method, she sorrowfully resigned the privilege of writing to her friend entirely.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
fear
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
finding
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From this reading Not finding any convenient method, she sorrowfully resigned the privilege of writing to her friend entirely.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
Fourteenth
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From this reading So she was thoroughly surprised to encounter her in Fourteenth Street, where she had gone shopping.
friend
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From this reading Not finding any convenient method, she sorrowfully resigned the privilege of writing to her friend entirely.
gave
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From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
giving
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
gone
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From this reading So she was thoroughly surprised to encounter her in Fourteenth Street, where she had gone shopping.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
indication
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
latter
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
lived
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
lost
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From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
method
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From this reading Not finding any convenient method, she sorrowfully resigned the privilege of writing to her friend entirely.
move
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
Mrs
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
nature
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
necessity
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
privilege
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From this reading Not finding any convenient method, she sorrowfully resigned the privilege of writing to her friend entirely.
rather
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
reason
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
reduced
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
resigned
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From this reading Not finding any convenient method, she sorrowfully resigned the privilege of writing to her friend entirely.
sent
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
Seventy-eighth
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
shopping
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From this reading So she was thoroughly surprised to encounter her in Fourteenth Street, where she had gone shopping.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
simple
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she was thoroughly surprised to encounter her in Fourteenth Street, where she had gone shopping.
some
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
sorrowfully
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From this reading Not finding any convenient method, she sorrowfully resigned the privilege of writing to her friend entirely.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
strange
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From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
Street
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
study
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she was thoroughly surprised to encounter her in Fourteenth Street, where she had gone shopping.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
ThirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
thoroughly
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From this reading So she was thoroughly surprised to encounter her in Fourteenth Street, where she had gone shopping.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
True
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
up
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From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
Vance
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
Vances
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
very
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From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
way
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From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So she was thoroughly surprised to encounter her in Fourteenth Street, where she had gone shopping.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Vances, who had been back in the city ever since Christmas, had not forgotten Carrie; but they, or rather Mrs. Vance, had never called on her, for the very simple reason that Carrie had never sent her address.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter wondered at this strange silence, thought Carrie must have left the city, and in the end gave her up as lost.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading True to her nature, she corresponded with Mrs. Vance as long as she still lived in Seventy-eighth Street, but when she was compelled to move into Thirteenth, her fear that the latter would take it as an indication of reduced circumstances caused her to study some way of avoiding the necessity of giving her address.
writing
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From this reading Not finding any convenient method, she sorrowfully resigned the privilege of writing to her friend entirely.
