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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 merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
action
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From this reading Her plan of action for that morning was not at all clear.
all
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From this reading Her plan of action for that morning was not at all clear.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
arose
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From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
attending
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
awful
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
awoke
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From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
back
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From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
blissful
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
carefree
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
clear
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From this reading Her plan of action for that morning was not at all clear.
conceived
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From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
desperate
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From this reading She merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
early
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From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
estate
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
face
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
father
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From this reading She merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her plan of action for that morning was not at all clear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
girlhood
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
going
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From this reading She merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
hanging
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From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
hardships
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her plan of action for that morning was not at all clear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
Julia
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From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
knew
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From this reading She merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
man
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From this reading She merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
merely
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From this reading She merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
mistreated
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From this reading She merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her plan of action for that morning was not at all clear.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her plan of action for that morning was not at all clear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her plan of action for that morning was not at all clear.
once
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From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
plan
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From this reading Her plan of action for that morning was not at all clear.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
shrinking
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From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
slept
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From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
soul
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From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
soundly
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From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
strange
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
sweetly
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From this reading Julia slept soundly and sweetly, but awoke early and arose at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her plan of action for that morning was not at all clear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
there
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From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
transition
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
trials
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She conceived this to be her duty, and there was no shrinking or hanging back in her soul when she thought of it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
wicked
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From this reading She merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
wofully
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From this reading She merely knew that she was going to face a desperate and wicked man who had wofully mistreated her and her father.
woman's
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From this reading It was an awful thing--this sudden transition from carefree, blissful girlhood into woman's estate, with the attending hardships and strange trials which she had to face.
