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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 If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
absurd
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She was happy among these dreadful people, as she had not been happy at Hampstead among the cultured and refined.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
any
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
appeared
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
attitude
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From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
aware
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From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
back
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From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
beforehand
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
Bishop
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
boarding-house
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
chair
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From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
cousin's
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From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
cultured
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From this reading She was happy among these dreadful people, as she had not been happy at Hampstead among the cultured and refined.
distance
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading She was happy among these dreadful people, as she had not been happy at Hampstead among the cultured and refined.
Edith
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From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
effectual
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From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
far
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From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
Hampstead
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From this reading She was happy among these dreadful people, as she had not been happy at Hampstead among the cultured and refined.
happy
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
lay
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From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
Lucia
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From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
made
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From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
Miss
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
Mr
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
own
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From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
people
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
reasonable
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
refined
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From this reading She was happy among these dreadful people, as she had not been happy at Hampstead among the cultured and refined.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
Soper
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From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was happy among these dreadful people, as she had not been happy at Hampstead among the cultured and refined.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
visit
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From this reading Her cousin's visit had been so far effectual that it had made her aware of the attitude of her own mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet it was so.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
wondering
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From this reading Lucia lay back in her chair, wondering, not at Edith, but at herself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she had been told beforehand that she could be happy in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, or within any reasonable distance of such people as Miss Bishop and Mr. Soper, the thing would have appeared to her absurd.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet it was so.
