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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 George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
Alice
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
Anne
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
any
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
Bold
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From this reading Bold Speculations on Murder.
breach
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
condition
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From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
connected
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From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
engaged
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
engagement
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
flung
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a man to whom any personal slight from a woman was unendurable.
George
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
gift
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
grate
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
happy
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
house
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From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
leaving
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From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
made
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
man
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From this reading He was a man to whom any personal slight from a woman was unendurable.
meditated
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
mood
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
much
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From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
Murder
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From this reading Bold Speculations on Murder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bold Speculations on Murder.
personal
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From this reading He was a man to whom any personal slight from a woman was unendurable.
promise
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
Queen
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
ring
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
said
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
show
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
slight
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From this reading He was a man to whom any personal slight from a woman was unendurable.
Speculations
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From this reading Bold Speculations on Murder.
Street
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
teeth
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
there
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From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
throw
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
treated
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
unendurable
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From this reading He was a man to whom any personal slight from a woman was unendurable.
unhappy
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From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
Vavasor
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
very
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From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
way
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading George Vavasor was not in a very happy mood when he left Queen Anne Street, after having flung his gift ring under the grate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a man to whom any personal slight from a woman was unendurable.
wife
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From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Indeed there was much in his condition, as connected with the house which he was leaving, which could not but make him unhappy.
woman
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From this reading He was a man to whom any personal slight from a woman was unendurable.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Alice was engaged to be his wife, and had as yet said nothing to show that she meditated any breach of that engagement, but she had treated him in a way which made him long to throw her promise in her teeth.
