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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 TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
advice
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From this reading She didn't want merely to expostulate with him, or to give him advice, which she knew he wouldn't take.
affair
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
Beatrix
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
CONVERSATIONS
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
couldn't
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From this reading She had something very important, underlined, to say, which she couldn't write.
day
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
didn't
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From this reading She didn't want merely to expostulate with him, or to give him advice, which she knew he wouldn't take.
enjoyed
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
expostulate
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From this reading She didn't want merely to expostulate with him, or to give him advice, which she knew he wouldn't take.
fail
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From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
gaieties
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
give
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From this reading She didn't want merely to expostulate with him, or to give him advice, which she knew he wouldn't take.
going
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
Grafton's
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
hand
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
Handsworth
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
important
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
knew
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From this reading She didn't want merely to expostulate with him, or to give him advice, which she knew he wouldn't take.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
London
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
lunch
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From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
merely
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From this reading She didn't want merely to expostulate with him, or to give him advice, which she knew he wouldn't take.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She didn't want merely to expostulate with him, or to give him advice, which she knew he wouldn't take.
passing
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From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
please
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From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
reason
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
say
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
see
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
sisters-in-law
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She had something very important, underlined, to say, which she couldn't write.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She didn't want merely to expostulate with him, or to give him advice, which she knew he wouldn't take.
taken
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
TWO
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
underlined
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From this reading She had something very important, underlined, to say, which she couldn't write.
up
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From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
very
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
want
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From this reading She didn't want merely to expostulate with him, or to give him advice, which she knew he wouldn't take.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO CONVERSATIONS The reason for Grafton's going up to London that day was that another of his sisters-in-law had taken a hand in the affair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had something very important, underlined, to say, which she couldn't write.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
wing
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She should be passing through on such and such a day, and would he please come and lunch with her without fail.
wouldn't
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From this reading She didn't want merely to expostulate with him, or to give him advice, which she knew he wouldn't take.
write
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From this reading She had something very important, underlined, to say, which she couldn't write.
written
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From this reading Lady Handsworth, under whose wing Beatrix had enjoyed her London gaieties, had written to him to say that it was very important that she should see him.
