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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 interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
alternatives
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From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now, of course, you’re completely your own mistress and are as free as the bird on the bough.
arriving
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
aunt
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From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
barrier
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From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
begun
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
bird
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From this reading “Now, of course, you’re completely your own mistress and are as free as the bird on the bough.
bough
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From this reading “Now, of course, you’re completely your own mistress and are as free as the bird on the bough.
bright
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
completely
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From this reading “Now, of course, you’re completely your own mistress and are as free as the bird on the bough.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
customary
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From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
day
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
departure
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
don't
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From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
dull
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
erects
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From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
February
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
fixed
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
footing
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From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Now, of course, you’re completely your own mistress and are as free as the bird on the bough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
homely
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From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
Isabel
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From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
Italian
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
kind
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From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
laid
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From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
logic
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From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
matter
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From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
mean
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From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
Mediterranean
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
middle
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
mistress
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From this reading “Now, of course, you’re completely your own mistress and are as free as the bird on the bough.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
Now
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From this reading “Now, of course, you’re completely your own mistress and are as free as the bird on the bough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
own
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From this reading “Now, of course, you’re completely your own mistress and are as free as the bird on the bough.
pair
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From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
Paris
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
pay
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
present
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From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
property
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From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
Remo
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
San
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
shore
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
slow-moving
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
son
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
southward
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
Touchett
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
travel
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett, before arriving in Paris, had fixed the day for her departure and by the middle of February had begun to travel southward.
umbrella
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
visit
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
white
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
winter
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From this reading She interrupted her journey to pay a visit to her son, who at San Remo, on the Italian shore of the Mediterranean, had been spending a dull, bright winter beneath a slow-moving white umbrella.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Isabel went with her aunt as a matter of course, though Mrs. Touchett, with homely, customary logic, had laid before her a pair of alternatives.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t mean you were not so before, but you’re at present on a different footing--property erects a kind of barrier.
you're
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From this reading “Now, of course, you’re completely your own mistress and are as free as the bird on the bough.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, of course, you’re completely your own mistress and are as free as the bird on the bough.
