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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 Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
account
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
admire
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
admired
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
apparition
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From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
ascribed
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From this reading Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
availed
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
basis
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From this reading Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
called
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From this reading Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
charm
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
compelled
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
death
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
emergencies
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
Emotion
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From this reading Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
explanation
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From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
extreme
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
faith
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From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
felt
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
fit
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From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
force
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
girls
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From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
give
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From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
how
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
Irish
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
joy
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
latent
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
mainly
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
manner
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
matter
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
matter-of-fact
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From this reading Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
meet
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
more
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From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
Mr
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
Mrs
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
Now
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
Packard's
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
person
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From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
possibility
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
purely
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
quality
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
readiness
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
reason
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
seen
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From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
self-abandonment
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
shown
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From this reading Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
Steele's
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Emotion such as she had shown called for a more matter-of-fact basis than the one she had ascribed to it.
superstition
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
superstitious
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
tact
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
temperament
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From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For I had no more faith in the explanation she had seen fit to give these ignorant girls than I had in the apparition itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
unreal
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From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hitherto I had mainly admired Mrs. Packard’s person and the extreme charm of manner which never deserted her, no matter how she felt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now I found myself compelled to admire the force and quality of her mind, her readiness to meet emergencies and the tact with which she had availed herself of the superstition latent in the Irish temperament.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No unreal and purely superstitious reason would account for the extreme joy and self-abandonment with which she had hailed the possibility of Mr. Steele’s death.
