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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 Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
advised
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
ailments
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
angrily
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
autumn
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From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
came
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
comfort
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
coming
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From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
darkness
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
days
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From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
death
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From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
declined
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
defiantly
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From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
Delph
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
died
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From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
effected
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From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
END
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From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
energies
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From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
fate
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
fell
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From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
forth
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From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
fought
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
girlhood
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From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
grave
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From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
house
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
illness
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From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
indignation
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
Irene
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
Lessingham
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From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
live
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
made
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
more
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
Mrs
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From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
Owing
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
put
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From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
resented
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From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
restfully
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
Richmond
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
Scarcely
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From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
settlement
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From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
slight
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
spiritual
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
suffered
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From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
suspicion
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From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
two
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From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
verge
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
view
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From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
Warned
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From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She resented it; her energies put themselves forth defiantly; two days before her death she had no suspicion of what was coming.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Scarcely was the settlement effected, when grave illness fell upon her, the first she had suffered since girlhood.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Warned at length, she made her will, angrily declined spiritual comfort, and with indignation fought her fate to the verge of darkness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Owing to slight ailments, she had been advised to order her life more restfully, and with a view to this she took a house at Richmond, where Mrs. Delph and Irene again came to live with her.
year
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From this reading END AND BEGINNING In the autumn of this year, Mrs. Lessingham died.
