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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 The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
accomplished
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
aid
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From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
all
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From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
Aunty
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
believed
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From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
Bell
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
Betty
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
Betty's
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
circulation
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From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
circumstances
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
comment
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From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
contradicted
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
disgraced
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
duration
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
elopement
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
ENVELOPES
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
escapadenounUS /ˈɛskəpeɪd/
an exciting or slightly dangerous adventure
From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
experience
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
explanation
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
extraordinary
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
feature
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From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
flight
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
given
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
giving
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
greatly
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
high
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
home
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
hospitality
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
hours
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
ill
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From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
imposed
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
inspired
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
lent
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From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
Leroy
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
Leroy's
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From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
moment
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
Mrs
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From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
multiplied
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
necessarily
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
night
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From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
only
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
origin
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
peculiar
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
Peebles
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From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
personage
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
plausible
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
regard
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
return
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
schoolmistress
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From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
shelter
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
stories
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
theory
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s hospitality to Betty inspired another theory,—one that, not being contradicted at the moment of its origin by Aunty Bell, had seemed plausible.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
TWO
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From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
universal
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From this reading One feature of her escapade excited universal comment,—her spending the night at Mrs. Leroy’s.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Peebles, the schoolmistress, who never believed ill of anybody, lent all her aid to its circulation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading TWO ENVELOPES Betty’s flight had been of such short duration, and her return home accomplished under such peculiar circumstances, that the stories in regard to her elopement had multiplied with the hours.
woman
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From this reading The only explanation that could be given of this extraordinary experience was that so high a personage as Mrs. Leroy must have necessarily been greatly imposed upon by Betty, or she could never have disgraced herself and her home by giving shelter to such a woman.
