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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 Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
afternoon
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
all
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
already
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
always
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "AND YOU COULD DO THIS, FELIX BRAND!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
beauty
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
begin
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
BRAND
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From this reading "AND YOU COULD DO THIS, FELIX BRAND!"
breast
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
clothed
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
COULDmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "AND YOU COULD DO THIS, FELIX BRAND!"
day
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
Difficulties
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
disappear
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "AND YOU COULD DO THIS, FELIX BRAND!"
earnest
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
ease
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
equal
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
expire
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
FELIX
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From this reading "AND YOU COULD DO THIS, FELIX BRAND!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
given
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
glowed
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
glowing
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
green
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
heart
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
Henrietta
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
highest
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
home
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
June
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
known
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
looked
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
many
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
Marne
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
more
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
notice
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
own
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
pleasure
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
position
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
real
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
receiving
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
salary
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
satisfaction
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
saying
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
secured
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
slowly
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
smiled
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
soon
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
spring
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
street
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
sumptuous
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
sunshine
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
tackle
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From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Difficulties always disappear as soon as you tackle them in real earnest," she was saying to herself as she smiled in pleasure of the green world all about her and of the satisfaction that glowed in her own breast.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "AND YOU COULD DO THIS, FELIX BRAND!"
tide
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
time
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
up
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
walked
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
weeks
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From this reading Henrietta Marne looked about her as she walked slowly up the street toward her home with a heart more at ease than she had known for many weeks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
work
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From this reading For she had that day secured a position at a salary equal to that she was receiving from Felix Brand and was to begin work in it as soon as the time should expire for which she had already given him notice.
world
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From this reading The June afternoon was glowing with sunshine and all the world was clothed in the sumptuous beauty of spring at its highest tide.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "AND YOU COULD DO THIS, FELIX BRAND!"
