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aloof
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From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
any
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From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
ardor
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
avoided
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From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
back
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From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
bored
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From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
bride
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From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
came
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From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
caused
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From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
changed
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From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
England
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From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
fear
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From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
forced
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From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
freezing
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From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
go
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From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
haughty
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From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
heart
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From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
icy
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From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
indifference
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From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
longer
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From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
manner
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From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
moment
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From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
more
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From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
much
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From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
night
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From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
numb
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From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
Paris
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From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
polite
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From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
possible
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From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
quaking
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From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
Saturday
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From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
self-defense
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From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
shocks
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From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
society
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From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
too
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From this reading She had no more quaking shocks nor any fear of too much ardor!
Tristram's
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From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
unconsciously
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From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From that Saturday night until they left Paris Tristram's manner of icy, polite indifference to his bride never changed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
Wednesday
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From this reading So at last the Wednesday morning came--and they could go back to England.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He avoided every possible moment of her society he could, and when forced to be with her seemed aloof and bored.
Zara
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From this reading And the freezing manner of Zara was caused no longer by haughty self-defense but because she was unconsciously numb at heart.
