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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 She did not write a novel.
accomplish
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
alike
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From this reading The days were all alike, all "dark and cold and dreary;" and her life was "dark and cold and dreary" like the days.
All
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
any
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
autumnal
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
began
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
BEHINDprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "ONCE MORE THE GATE BEHIND ME FALLS."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
carry
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
cold
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From this reading The days were all alike, all "dark and cold and dreary;" and her life was "dark and cold and dreary" like the days.
dark
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From this reading The days were all alike, all "dark and cold and dreary;" and her life was "dark and cold and dreary" like the days.
days
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From this reading The days were all alike, all "dark and cold and dreary;" and her life was "dark and cold and dreary" like the days.
despair
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not write a novel.
dreary
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
endured
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
existence
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
FALLS
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From this reading "ONCE MORE THE GATE BEHIND ME FALLS."
GATE
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From this reading "ONCE MORE THE GATE BEHIND ME FALLS."
gave
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
George
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
Gilbert's
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
great
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
grew
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
hated
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
intention
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
life
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From this reading The days were all alike, all "dark and cold and dreary;" and her life was "dark and cold and dreary" like the days.
like
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From this reading The days were all alike, all "dark and cold and dreary;" and her life was "dark and cold and dreary" like the days.
many
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "ONCE MORE THE GATE BEHIND ME FALLS."
months
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
MORE
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From this reading "ONCE MORE THE GATE BEHIND ME FALLS."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not write a novel.
novel
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From this reading She did not write a novel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
ONCE
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From this reading "ONCE MORE THE GATE BEHIND ME FALLS."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
out
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not write a novel.
task
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "ONCE MORE THE GATE BEHIND ME FALLS."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
tired
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
undertakings
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
up
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From this reading She did not accomplish any task, or carry out any intention; but she began a great many undertakings, and grew tired of them, and gave them up in despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The days were all alike, all "dark and cold and dreary;" and her life was "dark and cold and dreary" like the days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days were all alike, all "dark and cold and dreary;" and her life was "dark and cold and dreary" like the days.
wife
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
winter
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From this reading All through the autumnal months, all through the dreary winter, George Gilbert's wife endured her existence, and hated it.
write
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From this reading She did not write a novel.
