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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 "I don't know that I shouldn't like a little bit of it myself," replied Ethel.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
Angela
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
any
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From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
away
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From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
bit
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From this reading "I don't know that I shouldn't like a little bit of it myself," replied Ethel.
brother
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
call
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
Castle
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
comment
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From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
Coventry
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
disturbed
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From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
doesn't
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
don't
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
eaten
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
elder
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
Ethel
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From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
father
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You should hear how the people talk of her in the town.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
how
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From this reading "You should hear how the people talk of her in the town.
hurried
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From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
Hurst
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
Just
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know that I shouldn't like a little bit of it myself," replied Ethel.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
like
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From this reading "I don't know that I shouldn't like a little bit of it myself," replied Ethel.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know that I shouldn't like a little bit of it myself," replied Ethel.
made
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
Marcia
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From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
Molly
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
much
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I don't know that I shouldn't like a little bit of it myself," replied Ethel.
Nesta
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
out
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
people
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From this reading "You should hear how the people talk of her in the town.
pride
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
proudly
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From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
put
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
remarks
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From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know that I shouldn't like a little bit of it myself," replied Ethel.
said
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
seem
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
She's
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "You should hear how the people talk of her in the town.
shouldn't
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From this reading "I don't know that I shouldn't like a little bit of it myself," replied Ethel.
sister
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
snobbish
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
St
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
talk
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From this reading "You should hear how the people talk of her in the town.
talking
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know that I shouldn't like a little bit of it myself," replied Ethel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
town
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From this reading "You should hear how the people talk of her in the town.
up
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From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
Well
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From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Well," said Nesta, when her father and brother and elder sister had made themselves scarce, "she doesn't seem to be much put out by the beginning of Coventry; does she, Molly?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
withheld
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From this reading To these remarks Ethel proudly withheld any comment Marcia, not in the least disturbed, hurried away.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She's so eaten up with pride," said Molly, "talking about her Angela St Just and her Hurst Castle--snobbish, I call it, don't you, Ethel?"
