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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 Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
attire
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From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
away
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From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
badly
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
bar
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From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
became
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
best
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
borne
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From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
certain
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From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
cheap
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From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
Clara
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From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
contemptuously
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From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
day
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From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
daylight
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
deemed
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
dress
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
evening
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From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
figure
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
formerly
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
garment
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From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
Hewett
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From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
indignities
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From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
inseparable
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From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
like
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From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
made
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
material
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From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
mirror
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From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
mode
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From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
Mrs
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From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
number
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From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
other
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From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
PATHOLOGICAL
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From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
place
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From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
position
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From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
present
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From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
promised
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From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
provided
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From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
recouped
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From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
simple
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
sufficient
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
surveyed
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From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
Tubbs
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From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
Tubbs's
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From this reading PATHOLOGICAL Through the day and through the evening Clara Hewett had her place behind Mrs. Tubbs’s bar.
turned
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From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
vulgar
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From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
wear
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From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
weeks
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From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Clara had surveyed this garment in the bar mirror, she turned away contemptuously; the material was cheap, the mode vulgar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For daylight wear, the dress which had formerly been her best was deemed sufficient; it was simple, but not badly made, and became her figure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It must be borne with for the present, like other indignities which she found to be inseparable from her position.
withholding
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From this reading Her evening attire was provided by Mrs. Tubbs, who recouped herself by withholding the promised wages for a certain number of weeks.
