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absorbed
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
age
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
all
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
become
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
blossomed
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
bridegroom
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From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
bridesmaid
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From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
Charley
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From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
circumstances
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
claimed
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From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
Corney
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From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
elapsed
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
elated
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
elder
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
engagement
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
faults
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
felt
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From this reading Sylvia felt her to be selfish; Mrs. Robson thought her not maidenly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
friendship
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
full
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
FUTURE
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From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
getting
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
Kinraid
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From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
maidenly
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From this reading Sylvia felt her to be selfish; Mrs. Robson thought her not maidenly.
married
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From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
Molly
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From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
Molly's
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
Mrs
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From this reading Sylvia felt her to be selfish; Mrs. Robson thought her not maidenly.
much
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
neighbourhood
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From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
Newcastle
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From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
out
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From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
parity
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
place
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
preparations
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
promise
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From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
Robson
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From this reading Sylvia felt her to be selfish; Mrs. Robson thought her not maidenly.
selfish
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From this reading Sylvia felt her to be selfish; Mrs. Robson thought her not maidenly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
sister
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
strong
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
Sylvia
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From this reading Sylvia felt her to be selfish; Mrs. Robson thought her not maidenly.
Sylvia's
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From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sylvia felt her to be selfish; Mrs. Robson thought her not maidenly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although Charley Kinraid was not the bridegroom, Sylvia's promise to be bridesmaid was claimed.
too
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From this reading In the first place, she herself was so absorbed in her preparations, so elated by her good fortune in getting married, and married, too, before her elder sister, that all her faults blossomed out full and strong.
very
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
VISIONS
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From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before May was out, Molly Corney was married and had left the neighbourhood for Newcastle.
weakened
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
wedding
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From this reading But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of neighbourhood and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between Molly's engagement and wedding.
