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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 Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
air
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
ALL
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From this reading ‘LOVE MAKETH ALL TO GONE MISWAY.’
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madoline was going to drive to Warwick with her father, so Daphne would have to perform her penance alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
Aunt
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From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
befall
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
changed
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From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
Daphne
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From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
day
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From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
defiance
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From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
dignity
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
distasteful
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From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
drive
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From this reading Madoline was going to drive to Warwick with her father, so Daphne would have to perform her penance alone.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
father
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From this reading Madoline was going to drive to Warwick with her father, so Daphne would have to perform her penance alone.
felt
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
following
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From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
going
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From this reading Madoline was going to drive to Warwick with her father, so Daphne would have to perform her penance alone.
GONE
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From this reading ‘LOVE MAKETH ALL TO GONE MISWAY.’
gown
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From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Madoline was going to drive to Warwick with her father, so Daphne would have to perform her penance alone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
lecture
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
LOVE
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From this reading ‘LOVE MAKETH ALL TO GONE MISWAY.’
luncheon
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From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
Madoline
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From this reading Madoline was going to drive to Warwick with her father, so Daphne would have to perform her penance alone.
MAKETH
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From this reading ‘LOVE MAKETH ALL TO GONE MISWAY.’
means
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From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
MISWAY
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From this reading ‘LOVE MAKETH ALL TO GONE MISWAY.’
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
obey
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
offended
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
penance
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From this reading Madoline was going to drive to Warwick with her father, so Daphne would have to perform her penance alone.
perform
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From this reading Madoline was going to drive to Warwick with her father, so Daphne would have to perform her penance alone.
person
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From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
prepared
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From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
promptly
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
Rectory
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
Rhoda
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From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
said
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
set
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From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
spirit
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From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘LOVE MAKETH ALL TO GONE MISWAY.’
tractable
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From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
visit
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From this reading So directly after luncheon on the following day she changed her gown, and prepared herself for the distasteful visit.
Warwick
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From this reading Madoline was going to drive to Warwick with her father, so Daphne would have to perform her penance alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Aunt Rhoda was not a person to be set at defiance, even by Daphne, who was by no means a tractable spirit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
worse
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From this reading She had said, ‘Come to the Rectory,’ and had said it with such an air of offended dignity that Daphne felt she must obey, and promptly, lest a worse lecture should befall her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Madoline was going to drive to Warwick with her father, so Daphne would have to perform her penance alone.
