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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 THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
any
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From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
appeal
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From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
came
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From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
Casti
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
certain
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
circumstances
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From this reading Several circumstances united to make this event disastrous to Ida.
condescended
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From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
damaging
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
days
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From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
disastrous
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From this reading Several circumstances united to make this event disastrous to Ida.
dismissed
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From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
employer
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From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
end
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
event
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From this reading Several circumstances united to make this event disastrous to Ida.
explanation
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From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
fact
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
female
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
friend
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
further
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From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
gained
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
hard-grained
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From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
Harriet
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
heart
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From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
heavy
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From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
home
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From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
Ida
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From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
Ida's
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
inquiries
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
kept
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From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
laundress
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
laundry
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From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several circumstances united to make this event disastrous to Ida.
making
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
met
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From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
Mrs
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
notice
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From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
OPPORTUNITY
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From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
paid
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From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
plotted
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
points
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
pretence
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
protection
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
questions
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From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
received
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
revealed
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
Several
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From this reading Several circumstances united to make this event disastrous to Ida.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
Sprowl
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
Starr
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From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
story
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
two
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From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
united
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From this reading Several circumstances united to make this event disastrous to Ida.
visit
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
week's
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From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Quite without notice, and without explanation, her employer had paid her a week's wages and dismissed her.
woman
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From this reading Her first astonished questions having been met with silence by the honest but hard-grained woman who kept the laundry, Ida had not condescended to any further appeal.
work
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From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY One or two days after this, Ida Starr came home from work with a heavy heart.
young
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From this reading The fact was that the laundress had received a visit from a certain Mrs. Sprowl, who, under pretence of making inquiries for the protection of a young female friend, revealed the damaging points of Ida's story, and gained the end plotted with Harriet Casti.
