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adding
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
care
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
checked
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
didn't
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
entered
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
FACT
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
FANNY
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
go
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From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
interest
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From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
Iris
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From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
maid
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From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
master
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From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
Mere
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
notice
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
now
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
out
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From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
particularly
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
person
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
RELATED
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
room
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
saw
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From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
stirring
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From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
way
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.