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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 Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
accordingly
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From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
any
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
Bethune
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From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
boniness
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
chain
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
circumstances
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
crowd
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
dividing
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
Dora
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
energy
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
expedition
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
eyes
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
figure
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
further
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From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
Gilchrist
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From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
gone
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
happening
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
hardness
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
head
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
interested
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
invalid
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From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
like
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
line
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
Mannering
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
middle-aged
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
mistress
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From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
more
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
movement
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
much
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From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
nervous
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
offended
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From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
out
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From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
personal
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
present
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
pushing
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
quickly
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
saying
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From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
scepticism
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From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
see
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From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
set
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From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
shone
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
strong
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
stronger
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
swimmer
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
tall
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
there
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
unconscious
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
unusual
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From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
walked
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Much as she was interested in every unusual chain of circumstances, and much more still in anything happening to Dora Mannering, there was a still stronger impulse of personal feeling in her present expedition.
waves
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
way
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From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She took nobody into her confidence, not even Gilchrist, who had much offended her mistress by her scepticism.
wine
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From this reading It had gone to her head like wine; her eyes shone, and there was a nervous energy in every line of her tall figure in its middle-aged boniness and hardness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She walked quickly, pushing her way forward when there was any crowd with an unconscious movement, as of a strong swimmer dividing the waves.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Miss Bethune set out accordingly, without saying anything further, to see the invalid.
