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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 STRONG JUON Henrietta's married life was not a happy one.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
absent
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
all
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From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
alleys
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
behaviour
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From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
company
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
complaisant
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From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
conventionally
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From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
correct
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From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
days
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
evening
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
fields
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
frequently
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
girls
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
happy
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From this reading STRONG JUON Henrietta's married life was not a happy one.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
Henrietta
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
Henrietta's
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From this reading STRONG JUON Henrietta's married life was not a happy one.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
Hidvar
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then she saw so little of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
home
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
husband
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From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
JUON
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From this reading STRONG JUON Henrietta's married life was not a happy one.
late
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STRONG JUON Henrietta's married life was not a happy one.
listening
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then she saw so little of him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
married
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From this reading STRONG JUON Henrietta's married life was not a happy one.
merry
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading STRONG JUON Henrietta's married life was not a happy one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then she saw so little of him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading STRONG JUON Henrietta's married life was not a happy one.
park
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
pastimes
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
polite
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From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
regularly
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
sad
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
saw
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From this reading And then she saw so little of him.
shady
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then she saw so little of him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And then she saw so little of him.
sometimes
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
songs
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
sort
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
STRONG
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From this reading STRONG JUON Henrietta's married life was not a happy one.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
then
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From this reading And then she saw so little of him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
thoughts
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all.
train
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
walk
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STRONG JUON Henrietta's married life was not a happy one.
weeks
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From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was frequently absent from Hidvar for weeks at a time, and when he returned he regularly brought in his train a merry company of comrades, in whose pastimes Henrietta could take no sort of pleasure.
working
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From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading During those long days when she had Hidvar all to herself and was left entirely to the company of her sad thoughts, she would sometimes walk about till late in the evening in the shady alleys of the home park, listening to the songs of the girls working in the fields.
