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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then exhausted by the effort, she was again forced to keep her chamber.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
Angelique
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From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
bas-relief
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
best
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From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
Bishop's
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then exhausted by the effort, she was again forced to keep her chamber.
chair
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
chamber
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From this reading Then exhausted by the effort, she was again forced to keep her chamber.
cheerfully
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From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
convalescence
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
determination
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
down
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
early
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From this reading The marriage was fixed for the early part of March.
effort
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From this reading Then exhausted by the effort, she was again forced to keep her chamber.
embroidery
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
exhausted
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From this reading Then exhausted by the effort, she was again forced to keep her chamber.
feeble
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From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
finish
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
fixed
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From this reading The marriage was fixed for the early part of March.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The marriage was fixed for the early part of March.
forced
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From this reading Then exhausted by the effort, she was again forced to keep her chamber.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
go
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
half-completed
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From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
joy
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From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
keep
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From this reading Then exhausted by the effort, she was again forced to keep her chamber.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
leaves
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From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
March
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From this reading The marriage was fixed for the early part of March.
marriage
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From this reading The marriage was fixed for the early part of March.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
notwithstanding
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From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The marriage was fixed for the early part of March.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
only
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From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
panel
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marriage was fixed for the early part of March.
persisting
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
person
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From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
piece
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From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
radiated
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From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
said
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From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The marriage was fixed for the early part of March.
Then
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From this reading Then exhausted by the effort, she was again forced to keep her chamber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
used
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
very
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From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The marriage was fixed for the early part of March.
week
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
whole
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From this reading But Angelique remained very feeble, notwithstanding the joy which radiated from her whole person.
wished
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
work
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From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
workroom
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From this reading She had wished after the first week of her convalescence to go down to the workroom, persisting in her determination to finish the panel of embroidery in bas-relief which was to be used for the Bishop’s chair.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be,” she said cheerfully, “her last, best piece of work; and besides, no one ever leaves,” she added, “an order only half-completed.”
