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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 When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
absence
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From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
all
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From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
animation
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TEMPTING FORTUNE Thyrza continued to be far from well.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
character
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
Christmas
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
cold
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From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
contentment
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TEMPTING FORTUNE Thyrza continued to be far from well.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
darkness
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From this reading The day-long darkness encouraged her natural tendency to sad dreaming.
day-long
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From this reading The day-long darkness encouraged her natural tendency to sad dreaming.
days
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
dreaming
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From this reading The day-long darkness encouraged her natural tendency to sad dreaming.
encouraged
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From this reading The day-long darkness encouraged her natural tendency to sad dreaming.
explanation
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From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
falling
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
far
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From this reading TEMPTING FORTUNE Thyrza continued to be far from well.
fits
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From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TEMPTING FORTUNE Thyrza continued to be far from well.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TEMPTING FORTUNE Thyrza continued to be far from well.
given
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From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
heart
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From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day-long darkness encouraged her natural tendency to sad dreaming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
just
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
knew
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From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
lay
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From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
Lydia
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
Lydia's
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From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
method
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
natural
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From this reading The day-long darkness encouraged her natural tendency to sad dreaming.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
note
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
off
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
outlet
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From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
perceptible
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
pursued
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
sad
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From this reading The day-long darkness encouraged her natural tendency to sad dreaming.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
shed
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From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
sometimes
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From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
sufferings
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From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
tears
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From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
TEMPTING
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From this reading TEMPTING FORTUNE Thyrza continued to be far from well.
tendency
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From this reading The day-long darkness encouraged her natural tendency to sad dreaming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day-long darkness encouraged her natural tendency to sad dreaming.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
Thyrza
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From this reading TEMPTING FORTUNE Thyrza continued to be far from well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TEMPTING FORTUNE Thyrza continued to be far from well.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
usual
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From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
weeping
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From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
weight
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From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
well
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From this reading TEMPTING FORTUNE Thyrza continued to be far from well.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She could have given no explanation of the sufferings which found this outlet; her heart lay under a cold weight, that was all she knew.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
work-room
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From this reading When alone, in Lydia's absence at the work-room, she sometimes had fits of weeping; it was a relief to shed tears.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Lydia pursued her course with the usual method and contentment, yet, in these days just before Christmas, with a perceptible falling off in the animation which was the note of her character.
