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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 The day had been a hard one in school.
ADDED
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From this reading THE ADDED NAME.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It began in gloom and unusual depression even to bright-faced Marion.
associations
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From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
attendants
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From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day had been a hard one in school.
began
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From this reading It began in gloom and unusual depression even to bright-faced Marion.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
bright-faced
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close
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constant
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day
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From this reading The day had been a hard one in school.
depression
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even
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evening
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From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
felt
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Flossy
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follow
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From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
fraught
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From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
gloom
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From this reading It began in gloom and unusual depression even to bright-faced Marion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had been a hard one in school.
hard
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From this reading The day had been a hard one in school.
help
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From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It began in gloom and unusual depression even to bright-faced Marion.
inevitable
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From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It began in gloom and unusual depression even to bright-faced Marion.
loneliness
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From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
loss
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Marion
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From this reading It began in gloom and unusual depression even to bright-faced Marion.
means
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meetings
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From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
memorable
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From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
NAME
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From this reading THE ADDED NAME.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day had been a hard one in school.
others
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From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
scholars
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school
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From this reading The day had been a hard one in school.
sense
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From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
Shipley
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From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADDED NAME.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
unusual
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From this reading It began in gloom and unusual depression even to bright-faced Marion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those of the scholars who had been constant attendants at the meetings felt the inevitable sense of loneliness and loss that must follow the close of such unusual means of help.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THAT same evening was fraught with memorable associations to others beside Flossy Shipley.
