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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She formed her plans and declined to receive any further information on the subject.
any
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From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Her argument to herself was that no one could have any right to suppose she knew.
avoided
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From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
Burton
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From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
came
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From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
coming
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
considered
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From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her argument to herself was that no one could have any right to suppose she knew.
crash
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From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
declined
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From this reading She formed her plans and declined to receive any further information on the subject.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
entertainments
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
evidence
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
fact
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
father's
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
fears
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
formed
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From this reading She formed her plans and declined to receive any further information on the subject.
further
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From this reading She formed her plans and declined to receive any further information on the subject.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her argument to herself was that no one could have any right to suppose she knew.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her argument to herself was that no one could have any right to suppose she knew.
hints
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
husband
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From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
indeed
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
information
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From this reading She formed her plans and declined to receive any further information on the subject.
intercourse
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From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
knew
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From this reading Her argument to herself was that no one could have any right to suppose she knew.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
more
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
much
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her argument to herself was that no one could have any right to suppose she knew.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She formed her plans and declined to receive any further information on the subject.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
own
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
plans
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From this reading She formed her plans and declined to receive any further information on the subject.
rather
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From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
receive
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From this reading She formed her plans and declined to receive any further information on the subject.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her argument to herself was that no one could have any right to suppose she knew.
said
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From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
sought
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From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
splendours
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
subject
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From this reading She formed her plans and declined to receive any further information on the subject.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her argument to herself was that no one could have any right to suppose she knew.
suspicions
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her argument to herself was that no one could have any right to suppose she knew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She formed her plans and declined to receive any further information on the subject.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
trouble
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
troubles
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From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
universally
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From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
very
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From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
victims
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From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her argument to herself was that no one could have any right to suppose she knew.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The very fact of her entertainments and splendours would be so much evidence that she knew nothing about it--and indeed what did she know? her own fears and suspicions, her father's hints of coming trouble--nothing more.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs Burton said nothing about her troubles to any one: she avoided rather than sought confidential intercourse with her husband.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the crash came, if come it must, she would be universally considered the first of the victims.
