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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 A CHALLENGE.
acquaintances
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From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
Calvinism
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
carried
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From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
CHALLENGE
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From this reading A CHALLENGE.
child
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
childhood
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From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
Church
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
combated
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
commonplace
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
continual
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From this reading Marion Sanderson's surroundings kept her in a continual state of irritation.
created
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
early
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From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
endeavoring
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
environments
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
existence
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
fanciful
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From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
fancy
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
father
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
friends
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
harmonious
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marion Sanderson's surroundings kept her in a continual state of irritation.
ideal
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marion Sanderson's surroundings kept her in a continual state of irritation.
incessant
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From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
irritation
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From this reading Marion Sanderson's surroundings kept her in a continual state of irritation.
jarred
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From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
kept
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From this reading Marion Sanderson's surroundings kept her in a continual state of irritation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
Marion
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From this reading Marion Sanderson's surroundings kept her in a continual state of irritation.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
mother
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
natural
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marion Sanderson's surroundings kept her in a continual state of irritation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
parents
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From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
persistently
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
pillar
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
practical
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
prosaic
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From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
reality
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
representatives
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
respectable
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
Sanderson's
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From this reading Marion Sanderson's surroundings kept her in a continual state of irritation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
state
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From this reading Marion Sanderson's surroundings kept her in a continual state of irritation.
surroundings
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From this reading Marion Sanderson's surroundings kept her in a continual state of irritation.
sympathetic
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
tendencies
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From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
termed
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
utterly
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From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
warfare
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From this reading From early childhood her parents and acquaintances had jarred upon her, so that her fanciful mind had carried on incessant warfare with her prosaic surroundings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her father and mother were respectable representatives of practical Calvinism, who, endeavoring to make their child a pillar of the Church, had persistently combated her natural tendencies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her fancy created an ideal life with harmonious environments and sympathetic friends, but the reality was what she termed "an utterly commonplace existence."
