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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 Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
boy
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
breakfast
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From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
brother
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
called
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
came
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From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
Cara
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From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
Cara's
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
children
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
claimed
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
consciousness
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
day
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From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
drawing-room
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From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
early
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From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
EDWARD
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From this reading EDWARD.
Edward's
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
friend
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
girl
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
grew
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
idea
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
intimacy
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
investigation
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
just
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From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
love
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
meaning
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
Meredith
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From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
message
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From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
minds
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
mother
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From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
now
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
Oswald
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
place
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
properly
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
put
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
see
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
some
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From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
sort
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
taken
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
too
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
up
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From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
upstairs
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From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
visitor
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From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Cara had a visitor quite early next day, when she had just retired upstairs to the drawing-room after breakfast.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He had been Cara’s friend when they were both children, though Oswald was the one who had claimed her intimacy since she grew up; and he had come now on a sort of investigation to see for himself whether his brother had taken his place.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Edward Meredith, who came with some message from his mother.
words
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From this reading I think Cara, too, had a consciousness of Edward’s meaning, though neither of them could have put it into words; and no idea of love, properly so called, was in the minds of the boy and girl.
