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acquaintances
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From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
admitted
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her mother's last words were: "Go to some store where we are not known to sell the jewelry."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
aspects
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
Avenue
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
away
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
brushed
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From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
case
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
CHANGES
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
city
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
closely
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From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
dinner-table
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
dispose
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
down
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
early
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
Edith
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
Edith's
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
estrangement
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
face
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From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
fail
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
false
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
familiar
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
features
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
friend
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
generally
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
go
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
happens
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
hoping
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From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
jewelry
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
judgment
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
kept
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From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
knew
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From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
known
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From this reading Her mother's last words were: "Go to some store where we are not known to sell the jewelry."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mother's last words were: "Go to some store where we are not known to sell the jewelry."
listen
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
meet
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From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
MONTHS
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
mother's
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From this reading Her mother's last words were: "Go to some store where we are not known to sell the jewelry."
necessary
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her mother's last words were: "Go to some store where we are not known to sell the jewelry."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
old
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
painful
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
pride
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
reluctantly
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
rode
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
sell
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From this reading Her mother's last words were: "Go to some store where we are not known to sell the jewelry."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
SHORTadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
some
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
store
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From this reading Her mother's last words were: "Go to some store where we are not known to sell the jewelry."
suggestions
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
town
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
train
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
turned
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From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
TWO
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From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
unwittingly
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From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
usually
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From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
veiled
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From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHANGES OF TWO SHORT MONTHS At the dinner-table it was reluctantly admitted to be necessary that Edith should go to the city in the morning and dispose of some of their jewelry.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Her mother's last words were: "Go to some store where we are not known to sell the jewelry."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She went by the early train, and the familiar aspects of Fourth Avenue as she rode down town were as painful as the features of an old friend turned away from us in estrangement.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Edith's usually good judgment seemed to fail her in this case, as generally happens when we listen to the suggestions of false pride.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Her mother's last words were: "Go to some store where we are not known to sell the jewelry."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She kept her face closely veiled, hoping to meet no acquaintances, but some whom she knew unwittingly brushed against her.
words
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From this reading Her mother's last words were: "Go to some store where we are not known to sell the jewelry."
