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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 But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
Alma
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
Alma's
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From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His mother paid him visits from time to time under an assumed name.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
assumed
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From this reading His mother paid him visits from time to time under an assumed name.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
birth
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From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
Buckley
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
certain
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From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
disinclination
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
eight
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From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
entered
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
fellow
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From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
flat
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From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
friendship
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From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mother paid him visits from time to time under an assumed name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
intrude
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
Lettice
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
living
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From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
marriage
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From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
met
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From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
mother
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From this reading His mother paid him visits from time to time under an assumed name.
motives
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
much
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother paid him visits from time to time under an assumed name.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
new
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
now
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From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
other
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
out-of-the
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From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
paid
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From this reading His mother paid him visits from time to time under an assumed name.
people
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From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
placed
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From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
policy
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
pretty
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From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
privacy
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From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
refused
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
restaurants
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From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
second
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From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
seen
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
son
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From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
soon
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From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
there
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From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
two
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From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His mother paid him visits from time to time under an assumed name.
unimpaired
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From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
VERITAS
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From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
VINO
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From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
visits
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From this reading His mother paid him visits from time to time under an assumed name.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
way
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From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
week
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From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But there had never been a week in which they had not met, at out-of-the way restaurants or in Alma’s flat when they were quite certain of privacy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The son was now a pretty little fellow of about eight, still living with the same people with whom he had been placed soon after his birth.
women
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From this reading IN VINO VERITAS At the time of her second marriage, the friendship between the two women was still unimpaired.
world
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From this reading They had not, of course, seen so much of each other since Lettice had entered that new world into which Alma Buckley refused to intrude, as much from disinclination as from motives of policy.
