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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 But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
admit
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From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
All
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From this reading All the glory of her new life had been eclipsed.
AMBITION
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From this reading AN AMBITION SATISFIED I She went to sleep in misery.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMBITION SATISFIED I She went to sleep in misery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
bedroom
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the glory of her new life had been eclipsed.
brighter
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
charming
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From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
day
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
eclipsed
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From this reading All the glory of her new life had been eclipsed.
fantastic
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
few
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
Gerald
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
glory
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From this reading All the glory of her new life had been eclipsed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the glory of her new life had been eclipsed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the glory of her new life had been eclipsed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
hours
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN AMBITION SATISFIED I She went to sleep in misery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN AMBITION SATISFIED I She went to sleep in misery.
indeed
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From this reading And, indeed, ought she not to put herself in the wrong?
induced
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From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
irresponsible
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From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
large
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
later
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the glory of her new life had been eclipsed.
married
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From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
misery
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From this reading AN AMBITION SATISFIED I She went to sleep in misery.
mood
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
new
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From this reading All the glory of her new life had been eclipsed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, indeed, ought she not to put herself in the wrong?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the glory of her new life had been eclipsed.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading And, indeed, ought she not to put herself in the wrong?
paying
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
price
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
pride
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From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
proud
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From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
put
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From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
reconsider
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
SATISFIED
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From this reading AN AMBITION SATISFIED I She went to sleep in misery.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN AMBITION SATISFIED I She went to sleep in misery.
sleep
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From this reading AN AMBITION SATISFIED I She went to sleep in misery.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
stateliness
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the glory of her new life had been eclipsed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN AMBITION SATISFIED I She went to sleep in misery.
too
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From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
up
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
velvety
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
verdicts
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
very
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AMBITION SATISFIED I She went to sleep in misery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
willing
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
woke
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From this reading But when she woke up, a few hours later, in the large, velvety stateliness of the bedroom for which Gerald was paying so fantastic a price per day, she was in a brighter mood, and very willing to reconsider her verdicts.
wrong
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From this reading Her pride induced her to put Gerald in the right and herself in the wrong, for she was too proud to admit that she had married a charming and irresponsible fool.
