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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
bitterness
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From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
bring
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From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
case
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From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
comfortably
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From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
CONSOLATION
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From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
decided
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From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
declined
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From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
feel
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From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
felt
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From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
following
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From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
gave
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From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
go
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From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
Hampton
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From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
happy
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From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
how
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From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
keep
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From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
matter
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From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
meet
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From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
moment
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From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
Norman
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From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
now
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From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
occurred
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From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
other
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From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
promise
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From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
promised
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From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
rally
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From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
soon
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From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
struggle
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From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
Sunday
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From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
there
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From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go.
Tudor
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From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
up
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From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONSOLATION On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It may be thought that the bitterness of the moment was over with Norman as soon as he gave up; but such was not the case.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Let him struggle as he would with himself he could not rally, nor bring himself to feel happy on what had occurred.
write
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From this reading They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
