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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 He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
advice
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
Arnold's
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
Atwood
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
bade
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
Belle
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From this reading He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
better
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
call
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
changes
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
deemed
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
disagreeable
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
eager
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
early
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
episode
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
extent
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
fast-fading
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From this reading He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
fully
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
gain
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
girl
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
guarded
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
heart
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
hours
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From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
ill-repaid
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From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
important
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
induced
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
jealously
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
LABOR
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
lady
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From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
learned
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From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
mentioned
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
Mildred's
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
Miss
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
Mrs
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From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
now
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From this reading He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
occasion
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
privacy
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
prospects
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
protegee's
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From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
rarely
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From this reading He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
reader
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
recalled
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From this reading He was now but a fast-fading memory, for even Belle rarely recalled him.
Roger
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
secured
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
see
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
SKILLED
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
some
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
speaking
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
there
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
thus
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
toil
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From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
Vinton
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
visit
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
warrant
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
week
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From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
well
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
Wetheridge's
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From this reading SKILLED LABOR Miss Wetheridge's visit bade fair to occasion important changes for the better in Mildred's prospects.
Wheaton
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From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
worth
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From this reading Of course there was one secret jealously guarded, and the reader can well understand that Vinton Arnold's name was not mentioned, and the disagreeable episode of Roger Atwood was not deemed worth speaking of.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was eager to gain Mildred's confidence to an extent that would warrant some good advice, and after another call early in the week she induced the girl to come and see her and to open her heart fully in the privacy thus secured.
young
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From this reading From Mrs. Wheaton the young lady had learned of her protegee's long hours of ill-repaid toil.
