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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 Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
age
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
aggrieved
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, her own face wronged her own heart, which was still womanly, and capable of much pity--seldom exercised.
aunt
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
beholder
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From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
capable
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From this reading As it was, her own face wronged her own heart, which was still womanly, and capable of much pity--seldom exercised.
ceased
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
decay
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
DINERS
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From this reading THE DINERS.
discontent
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
exercised
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From this reading As it was, her own face wronged her own heart, which was still womanly, and capable of much pity--seldom exercised.
expression
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From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
eyes
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
face
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From this reading As it was, her own face wronged her own heart, which was still womanly, and capable of much pity--seldom exercised.
fact
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
fellow-mortals
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
felt
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
gathered
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From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
heart
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From this reading As it was, her own face wronged her own heart, which was still womanly, and capable of much pity--seldom exercised.
Helen's
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
how
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
known
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
laws
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
less
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
made
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
middle
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
moral
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From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
more
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
mouth
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From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
much
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
nausea
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From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
operation
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
own
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
past
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
peevish
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From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
pity
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From this reading As it was, her own face wronged her own heart, which was still womanly, and capable of much pity--seldom exercised.
pleasing
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
privileges
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
produce
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From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
Ramshorn
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
recognised
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
seldom
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From this reading As it was, her own face wronged her own heart, which was still womanly, and capable of much pity--seldom exercised.
severest
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
sparingly
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it was, her own face wronged her own heart, which was still womanly, and capable of much pity--seldom exercised.
tends
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From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DINERS.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
tried
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
uglier
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
woman
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From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
womanly
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From this reading As it was, her own face wronged her own heart, which was still womanly, and capable of much pity--seldom exercised.
wronged
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From this reading Hence in part it was that her mouth had gathered that peevish and wronged expression which tends to produce a moral nausea in the beholder.
wrongs
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From this reading If she had but known how much uglier in the eyes of her fellow-mortals her own discontent made her, than the severest operation of the laws of mortal decay could have done, she might have tried to think less of her wrongs and more of her privileges.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Mrs. Ramshorn, Helen's aunt, was past the middle age of woman; had been handsome and pleasing, had long ceased to be either; had but sparingly recognised the fact, yet had recognised it, and felt aggrieved.
