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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 Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
all
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From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
almost
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
any
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From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
back
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
betrayed
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
breakfast
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
breakfast-table
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
cheeks
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
colour
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
drawing-room
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
excuse
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
face
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From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
felt
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From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
frightened
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From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
Gerald
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
gone
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
headache
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
heart
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
infallibly
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
just
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From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
Lloyd
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
meet
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From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
meeting
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From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
more
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From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
non-attendance
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
pleaded
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
POD'S
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From this reading POD'S REVELATION.
possibility
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From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
REVELATION
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From this reading POD'S REVELATION.
scene
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
set
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
tell-tale
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
there
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
want
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From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
