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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 About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
all
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
Alma
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
befallen
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From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
bonds
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
burning
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
character
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
counsel
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
darkening
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From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
December
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
disaster
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From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
dishonour
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From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
dismay
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading She saw the ideal life in a release from all duty and obligation--save to herself.
emancipation
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
England
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
fever
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She saw the ideal life in a release from all duty and obligation--save to herself.
Frothingham
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
gloried
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From this reading She gloried in a new, intoxicating sense of irresponsibility.
growth
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She saw the ideal life in a release from all duty and obligation--save to herself.
ideal
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From this reading She saw the ideal life in a release from all duty and obligation--save to herself.
impatience
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She gloried in a new, intoxicating sense of irresponsibility.
indifferent
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
innumerable
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
inquiry
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
intoxicating
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From this reading She gloried in a new, intoxicating sense of irresponsibility.
irresponsibility
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From this reading She gloried in a new, intoxicating sense of irresponsibility.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
making
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
manner
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
merely
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From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
middle
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
moment
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From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
new
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From this reading She gloried in a new, intoxicating sense of irresponsibility.
obligation
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From this reading She saw the ideal life in a release from all duty and obligation--save to herself.
obstacles
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
overthrown
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
paid
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From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
plans
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
power
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
pretence
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
price
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From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
prospect
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
really
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
release
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From this reading She saw the ideal life in a release from all duty and obligation--save to herself.
resenting
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading She saw the ideal life in a release from all duty and obligation--save to herself.
saw
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From this reading She saw the ideal life in a release from all duty and obligation--save to herself.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
sense
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From this reading She gloried in a new, intoxicating sense of irresponsibility.
settled
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From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gloried in a new, intoxicating sense of irresponsibility.
shock
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
sorrow
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From this reading The shock of sorrow and dismay had broken innumerable bonds, overthrown all manner of obstacles to growth of character, of power.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The disaster that had befallen her life, the dishonour darkening upon her name, seemed for the moment merely a price paid for liberty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About the middle of December, Alma Frothingham left England, burning with a fever of impatience, resenting all inquiry and counsel, making pretence of settled plans, really indifferent to everything but the prospect of emancipation.
