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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 Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
acceptance
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
answer
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From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
any
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
arrangements
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
arrival
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
ask
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
brother
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the interval meant more than this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
care
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
concluded
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
day
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From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
death
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
Decency
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From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
delay
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
distressing
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
England
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
friend
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From this reading Sylvia Moorhouse was staying with her friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
hardly
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From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
homeless
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
inclination
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
interval
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From this reading But the interval meant more than this.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
letter
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From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
marriage
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
mathematical
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
meaning
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
meant
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From this reading But the interval meant more than this.
Moorhouse
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From this reading Sylvia Moorhouse was staying with her friend.
more
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From this reading But the interval meant more than this.
Mrs
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
needful
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
only
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
Peak
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
permitted
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From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
post
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From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
reply
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
return
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From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
sense
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
Sidwell's
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
staying
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From this reading Sylvia Moorhouse was staying with her friend.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
Sylvia
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From this reading Sylvia Moorhouse was staying with her friend.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the interval meant more than this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the interval meant more than this.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
two
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
waited
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From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
wander
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sylvia Moorhouse was staying with her friend.
way
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From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading In his acceptance of Sidwell's reply, Peak did not care to ask himself whether the delay of its arrival had any meaning one way or another.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sylvia Moorhouse was staying with her friend.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Decency would hardly have permitted her to answer such a letter by return of post; of course she waited a day or so.
year
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From this reading The death of Mrs Moorhouse, and the marriage of the mathematical brother, had left Sylvia homeless, though not in any distressing sense; her inclination was to wander for a year or two, and she remained in England only until the needful arrangements could be concluded.
