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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 There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
acknowledging
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From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
Admirers
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From this reading Admirers among men she has many, ex-ministers, prefects.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Admirers among men she has many, ex-ministers, prefects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
assumed
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From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
Baroness
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From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
businesslike
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From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
career
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From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
Catholicism
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From this reading She mocks at some respectable married women who are trying to convert her to Catholicism.
caustic
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From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
comments
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From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
convert
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From this reading She mocks at some respectable married women who are trying to convert her to Catholicism.
ex-ministers
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From this reading Admirers among men she has many, ex-ministers, prefects.
fellow
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From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
frightened
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From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
guests
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From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Admirers among men she has many, ex-ministers, prefects.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
hotel
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From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
makes
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From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
manner
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From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
many
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From this reading Admirers among men she has many, ex-ministers, prefects.
married
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From this reading She mocks at some respectable married women who are trying to convert her to Catholicism.
men
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From this reading Admirers among men she has many, ex-ministers, prefects.
mischievous
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From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
mocks
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From this reading She mocks at some respectable married women who are trying to convert her to Catholicism.
more
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From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
objectionable
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From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
others
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From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
prefects
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From this reading Admirers among men she has many, ex-ministers, prefects.
rank
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From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
reasonable
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From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
recognition
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From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
recommenced
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From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
refuse
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From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
respectable
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From this reading She mocks at some respectable married women who are trying to convert her to Catholicism.
self-defence
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From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
sister
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From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
some
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From this reading She mocks at some respectable married women who are trying to convert her to Catholicism.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
There
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From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she assumed the rank of Baroness and recommenced her career, but this time in a more reasonable and businesslike manner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
trying
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From this reading She mocks at some respectable married women who are trying to convert her to Catholicism.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She mocks at some respectable married women who are trying to convert her to Catholicism.
women
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From this reading She mocks at some respectable married women who are trying to convert her to Catholicism.
written
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From this reading Her comments, written to her sister, on her fellow guests at the hotel are caustic.
