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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
adventure
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From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
all
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
any
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘These are the reasons, they are natural.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
breakfast
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
children
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
Clarence
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From this reading Clarence looked wan and heavy-eyed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
curiosity
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
Cæsar
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From this reading _Julius Cæsar_.
deference
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
Emily
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
enjoin
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
frantic
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
guests
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From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
heavy-eyed
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From this reading Clarence looked wan and heavy-eyed.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
inquiry
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
Julius
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From this reading _Julius Cæsar_.
knew
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
legend
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clarence looked wan and heavy-eyed.
made
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From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
Martyn
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
more
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From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
mother
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
Mr
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From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
Mrs
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From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
natural
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From this reading ‘These are the reasons, they are natural.’
nearly
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
popular
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
presence
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From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘These are the reasons, they are natural.’
signs
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
suppressed
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘These are the reasons, they are natural.’
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘These are the reasons, they are natural.’
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘These are the reasons, they are natural.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
unaware
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
unpleasant
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From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
version
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From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
wan
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From this reading Clarence looked wan and heavy-eyed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
Winslow
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From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, inquiry was suppressed at breakfast, in deference to the signs my mother made to enjoin silence before the children, all unaware that Emily was nearly frantic with suppressed curiosity, and Martyn knew more about the popular version of the legend than any of us.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IF anything could have made our adventure more unpleasant to Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, it would have been the presence of guests.
