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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 had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
accompany
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From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
all
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
also
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From this reading He had also arranged his own sad journey to Calcutta for the same morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
arranged
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From this reading He had also arranged his own sad journey to Calcutta for the same morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
ayah
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From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
bound
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From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
Calcutta
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From this reading He had also arranged his own sad journey to Calcutta for the same morning.
Clive's
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
concern
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From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
days
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From this reading On the following days, Mrs. Fellowes proved invaluable in all preparations for the departure from Clive's Road.
departure
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From this reading On the following days, Mrs. Fellowes proved invaluable in all preparations for the departure from Clive's Road.
evening
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
Fellowes
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From this reading On the following days, Mrs. Fellowes proved invaluable in all preparations for the departure from Clive's Road.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
following
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From this reading On the following days, Mrs. Fellowes proved invaluable in all preparations for the departure from Clive's Road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
forbore
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From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the following days, Mrs. Fellowes proved invaluable in all preparations for the departure from Clive's Road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
Hester
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had also arranged his own sad journey to Calcutta for the same morning.
homeward
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From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
invaluable
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From this reading On the following days, Mrs. Fellowes proved invaluable in all preparations for the departure from Clive's Road.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had also arranged his own sad journey to Calcutta for the same morning.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had also arranged his own sad journey to Calcutta for the same morning.
Morpeth
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
Mrs
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From this reading On the following days, Mrs. Fellowes proved invaluable in all preparations for the departure from Clive's Road.
much
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
needful
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
observed
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From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
obtrude
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From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
own
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From this reading He had also arranged his own sad journey to Calcutta for the same morning.
pain
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
preparations
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From this reading On the following days, Mrs. Fellowes proved invaluable in all preparations for the departure from Clive's Road.
promised
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
proved
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From this reading On the following days, Mrs. Fellowes proved invaluable in all preparations for the departure from Clive's Road.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
Road
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
sad
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From this reading He had also arranged his own sad journey to Calcutta for the same morning.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had also arranged his own sad journey to Calcutta for the same morning.
secured
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From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
sort
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From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
steamer
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From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
stupor
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From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
sympathy
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From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had already secured a passage for her on the first homeward bound steamer, and for her ayah, who he insisted should accompany her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She observed with much concern that Hester seemed in a sort of stupor and forbore to obtrude her sympathy.
withholding
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From this reading Mr. Morpeth returned to Clive's Road in the evening as he had promised, to tell Hester all he thought needful for her to hear, withholding much which might have added to her pain.
