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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 true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
acquaint
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From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
awkward
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From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
back
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
contemplating
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From this reading He was contemplating the ripening crop with a most rueful face.
cornfields
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
crop
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From this reading He was contemplating the ripening crop with a most rueful face.
daughter
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
dear
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
depths
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From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
despondency
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From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
else
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From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
especially
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From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
evil
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From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
face
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From this reading He was contemplating the ripening crop with a most rueful face.
farm
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
father
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
Fred
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
greater
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From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
greeting
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
hand
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
hateful
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was contemplating the ripening crop with a most rueful face.
hedge
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
hurried
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
indebted
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From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
indebtedness
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
laugh
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
less
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From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
light-hearted
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
lowest
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From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
matter
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From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
most
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From this reading He was contemplating the ripening crop with a most rueful face.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
Olivia
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
own
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
packet
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
perversity
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From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
pounced
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
preferred
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From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
rather
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From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
release
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
rendered
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From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
ripening
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From this reading He was contemplating the ripening crop with a most rueful face.
ruefuladjectiveUS /ˈruːfəl/
showing regret or mild sorrow
From this reading He was contemplating the ripening crop with a most rueful face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
speak
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
true
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From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was rather an awkward matter, however, to acquaint her father with what she had done, especially as she found him in the lowest depths of despondency.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, my dear; don’t speak to me,” was his greeting to his daughter when she pounced upon him, with a light-hearted laugh, from behind the hedge of one of his own cornfields.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
Williams
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From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Olivia hurried back towards the farm with the little packet in her hand which was to release her father from his hateful indebtedness to Fred Williams.
woman's
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From this reading It was true it rendered her herself indebted to somebody else; but, with a woman’s perversity, she preferred the greater evil to the less.
