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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 She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
affixed
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
all
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From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
become
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From this reading When she had become Mr. Burmistone's champion, indeed!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And, the first time she had seen and spoken to him, she had been convinced that she had not made a mistake, and that he had been treated with cruel injustice.
Burmistone's
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From this reading When she had become Mr. Burmistone's champion, indeed!
champion
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From this reading When she had become Mr. Burmistone's champion, indeed!
convinced
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From this reading And, the first time she had seen and spoken to him, she had been convinced that she had not made a mistake, and that he had been treated with cruel injustice.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading And, the first time she had seen and spoken to him, she had been convinced that she had not made a mistake, and that he had been treated with cruel injustice.
date
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
defended
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From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
deserved
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From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
epithet
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
felt
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From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
fixed
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had become Mr. Burmistone's champion, indeed!
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "YOU HAVE MADE IT LIVELIER."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
heard
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
high
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
indeed
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From this reading When she had become Mr. Burmistone's champion, indeed!
injustice
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From this reading And, the first time she had seen and spoken to him, she had been convinced that she had not made a mistake, and that he had been treated with cruel injustice.
introduced
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "YOU HAVE MADE IT LIVELIER."
likely
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From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
LIVELIER
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From this reading "YOU HAVE MADE IT LIVELIER."
MADE
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From this reading "YOU HAVE MADE IT LIVELIER."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
mistake
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From this reading And, the first time she had seen and spoken to him, she had been convinced that she had not made a mistake, and that he had been treated with cruel injustice.
Mr
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From this reading When she had become Mr. Burmistone's champion, indeed!
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, the first time she had seen and spoken to him, she had been convinced that she had not made a mistake, and that he had been treated with cruel injustice.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
opprobrious
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
own
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From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
perhaps
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
politely
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
said
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From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
scarcely
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
seen
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From this reading And, the first time she had seen and spoken to him, she had been convinced that she had not made a mistake, and that he had been treated with cruel injustice.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had become Mr. Burmistone's champion, indeed!
spoken
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From this reading And, the first time she had seen and spoken to him, she had been convinced that she had not made a mistake, and that he had been treated with cruel injustice.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
tea
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From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
then
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From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, the first time she had seen and spoken to him, she had been convinced that she had not made a mistake, and that he had been treated with cruel injustice.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
treated
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From this reading And, the first time she had seen and spoken to him, she had been convinced that she had not made a mistake, and that he had been treated with cruel injustice.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
very
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From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had defended him in her own mind then, and felt sure that he deserved very little that was said against him, and very likely nothing at all.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she had become Mr. Burmistone's champion, indeed!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She could scarcely have told when, unless, perhaps, she had fixed the date at the first time she had heard his name introduced at a high tea, with every politely opprobrious epithet affixed.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU HAVE MADE IT LIVELIER."
