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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 Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
accept
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
accepted
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
all
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
appeared
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From this reading It never occurred to her that she should submit to the inevitable just because the men appeared to do so.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
back
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It never occurred to her that she should submit to the inevitable just because the men appeared to do so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
breakfast
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her mimic West had taught her that women sometimes dared where the men had hesitated.
conditions
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
cooked
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
dad
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
dared
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From this reading But her mimic West had taught her that women sometimes dared where the men had hesitated.
daybreak
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It never occurred to her that she should submit to the inevitable just because the men appeared to do so.
down
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
Echo
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
endure
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From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
fighting
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
Frank
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
gone
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
hesitated
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From this reading But her mimic West had taught her that women sometimes dared where the men had hesitated.
inevitable
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From this reading It never occurred to her that she should submit to the inevitable just because the men appeared to do so.
intolerable
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From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It never occurred to her that she should submit to the inevitable just because the men appeared to do so.
Jim
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
just
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
learned
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
lived
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
Lone
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
Lorraine
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From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
men
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From this reading But her mimic West had taught her that women sometimes dared where the men had hesitated.
mimic
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From this reading But her mimic West had taught her that women sometimes dared where the men had hesitated.
most
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From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
new
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
occurred
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From this reading It never occurred to her that she should submit to the inevitable just because the men appeared to do so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
passive
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From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
place
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
probably
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
Quirt
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From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
rose
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It never occurred to her that she should submit to the inevitable just because the men appeared to do so.
silently
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It never occurred to her that she should submit to the inevitable just because the men appeared to do so.
sometimes
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From this reading But her mimic West had taught her that women sometimes dared where the men had hesitated.
Sorry
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
submission
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From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading It never occurred to her that she should submit to the inevitable just because the men appeared to do so.
Swan
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From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
taught
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From this reading But her mimic West had taught her that women sometimes dared where the men had hesitated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she lived all of her life on the Quirt, she probably would never have thought of fighting back and would have accepted conditions just as her dad seemed to accept them.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
West
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From this reading But her mimic West had taught her that women sometimes dared where the men had hesitated.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But her mimic West had taught her that women sometimes dared where the men had hesitated.
WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Wherefore it was a new Lorraine who rose at daybreak and silently cooked breakfast for the men, learned from Jim that Sorry was not back from Echo, and that Swan and Lone had gone down to the place where Frank had been found.
women
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From this reading But her mimic West had taught her that women sometimes dared where the men had hesitated.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To Lorraine that passive submission was the most intolerable part, the one thing she could not, would not endure.
