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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 Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
answer
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
any
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From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
Baggett
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
circumstances
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From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
cost
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From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
door
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
down
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From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
enjoy
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From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
entitled
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From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
full
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From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
GORDON
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From this reading JOHN GORDON.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
indulged
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From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
injury
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From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
injustice
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From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
interference
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From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN GORDON.
knocking
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
Lawrie
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From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
library
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From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
loud
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
loudly
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
man
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From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
Mary
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From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
master's
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
Mr
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From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
number
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From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
own
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From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
pacing
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From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
perfectly
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From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
place
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From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
room
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
sincere
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From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
subjected
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From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
up
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From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
waiting
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
walked
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From this reading Mrs Baggett walked into her master's room, loudly knocking at the door, and waiting for a loud answer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was pacing up and down the library, thinking of the injustice of her interference, and she was full of the injury to which she had been subjected by circumstances.
Whittlestaff
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From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
wishes
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From this reading She had been perfectly sincere when she had told Mary Lawrie that Mr Whittlestaff was entitled to have and to enjoy his own wishes as against both of them.
women
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From this reading In the first place, he was a man,--and as a man, was to be indulged, at whatever cost to any number of women.
