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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 Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
any
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
careful
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
constant
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
conversation
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From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
cousins
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From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
effect
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From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
familiar
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From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
fatal
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From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
feelings
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
felt
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
fond
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From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
footing
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From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
friendship
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From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
girls
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
injure
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
intercourse
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From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
more
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From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
necessity
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
old
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From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
one's
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
other
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From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
other's
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
outwardly
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From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TABLEAUX PARTY.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
presence
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
rather
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From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
re-establishing
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From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
said
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
shunned
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From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
society
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From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
sought
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From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
state
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From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
strange
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From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
surely
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From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
TABLEAUX
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From this reading THE TABLEAUX PARTY.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TABLEAUX PARTY.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This conversation did not have the effect of re-establishing the intercourse between the cousins on its old familiar footing.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing can be more surely fatal to a friendship than such a state of mind.
together
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
very
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not strange, therefore, that the cousins, though outwardly as fond of each other as ever, rather shunned than sought each other’s society.
watchfulness
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
words
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From this reading When they were together, both the girls felt that they must be very careful what they said, lest they should injure each other’s feelings; and this necessity of constant watchfulness over one’s words in presence of another is any thing but pleasant.
