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all
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
any
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
approach
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From this reading As tenderly and as delicately as possible did she approach the subject.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As tenderly and as delicately as possible did she approach the subject.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
bear
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From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
children
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From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
circumstances
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
Darlington
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From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
day
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
delicately
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From this reading As tenderly and as delicately as possible did she approach the subject.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
exhausted
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
expenses
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
extra
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From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
extremity
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
felt
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
fund
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
heavier
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From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
home
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
impossible
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From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
income
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
longer
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From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
Marion
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From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
more
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From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
Mrs
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From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
painful
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
possible
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From this reading As tenderly and as delicately as possible did she approach the subject.
pressure
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From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
purpose
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
reluctance
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
reserve
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
room
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
say
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
seek
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
servant-hire
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
slowly
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
subject
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From this reading As tenderly and as delicately as possible did she approach the subject.
table
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From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
tenderly
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From this reading As tenderly and as delicately as possible did she approach the subject.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her income was below her table expenses and servant-hire, and all her reserve fund being exhausted, she felt the extremity of her circumstances more than at any time before.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
Two
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From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
up
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
waited
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From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
weeks
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From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
weight
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From this reading To bear longer the extra weight of poor, deserted Mrs. Marion and her two children was felt to be impossible.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two weeks more went by, and the pressure upon Mrs. Darlington was heavier and heavier.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With painful reluctance did Mrs. Darlington slowly make up her mind to say to Mrs. Marion that she must seek another home; and for this purpose she one day waited upon her in her room.
