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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 Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
ago
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From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
all
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
any
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
arm
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From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
atrocity
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From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
bethink
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
BOLD
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
bugbears
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
came
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
caught
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
CONFIDES
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
crowd
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
dread
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From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
end
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
enough
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
eyes
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
face
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
faced
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
fear
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
FRIEND
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
frighten
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
further
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
go
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
guilty
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From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
immediate
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
inclined
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
incredulous
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From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
lawn
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
magnify
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
MISS
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
Mr
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
MRS
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
passion
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
persecution
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
present
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From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
put
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From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
reasonable
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
Slope
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
SORROW
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
STANHOPE
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
state
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From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
tears
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
there
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
Thorne's
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From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
truth
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From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
utterly
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From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
venture
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From this reading In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.
waist
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From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
wait
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From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
walk
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From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
week
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From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MRS BOLD CONFIDES HER SORROW TO HER FRIEND MISS STANHOPE When Mrs Bold came to the end of the walk and faced the lawn, she began to bethink herself what she should do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was she to wait there till Mr Slope caught her, or was she to go in among the crowd with tears in her eyes and passion in her face?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She might in truth have stood there long enough without any reasonable fear of further immediate persecution from Mr Slope; but we are all inclined to magnify the bugbears which frighten us.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had any one told her a week ago that he would have put his arm around her waist at the party of Miss Thorne's she would have been utterly incredulous.
