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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 Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
advice
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From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
affairs
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
animal
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
aside
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
Bertha
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From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
brothers
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
burned
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
burning
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
chance
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
coals
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
country
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From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
day
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
deserts
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
felt
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
feminine
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
fence
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
fervor
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
Forbes
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From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
gave
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
go
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
got
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
hide
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
holes
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
horse
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From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
hot
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
imprudent
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
inconsistency
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
interest
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
Jane's
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
jump
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
large
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
lonely
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
lot
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
Miss
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From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
neglected
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
night
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
numbers
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
often
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From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
out
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From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
person
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
pillow
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
prayed
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
remind
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From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
resolutely
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
roll
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
said
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From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
seclusion
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
sign
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
solace
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From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
sought
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From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
spurned
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From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
stuffy
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
stumps
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
summer
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
tears
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
ten-acre
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
things
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
thrust
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
Towle
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
truly
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
trunkroom
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
Twice
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From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
urged
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From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
used
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From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
wept
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From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Twice she sought solace and advice from Bertha Forbes, and as often spurned both, when both were urged upon her.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At night, in the stuffy seclusion of the trunkroom, she wept large tears into her thin pillow, and prayed with truly feminine inconsistency and fervor for numbers of things which she as resolutely thrust aside by day.
wood
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From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My brothers were burning the stumps out of a ten-acre wood lot one summer, and that animal _would_ jump over the fence and go and roll in the hot coals and ashes whenever he got a chance till his hide was burned into holes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You remind me," said Miss Forbes at last, "of a horse we used to have out in the country.
young
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From this reading Mr. Towle gave no sign of a continued interest in Jane's affairs; and because he did not, that imprudent young person felt herself to be lonely and neglected beyond her deserts.
