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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 A week later; the scene, the familiar kitchen in Wilton Square.
Alice
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
all
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
attire
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From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
bearing
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From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was talking of certain events of the night before.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
able to float or rise easily in water
From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
careless
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From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
certain
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From this reading She was talking of certain events of the night before.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
confirmed
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From this reading To judge from the corners of her mouth, she is confirmed in querulous habits; her voice evidences the same.
corners
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From this reading To judge from the corners of her mouth, she is confirmed in querulous habits; her voice evidences the same.
End
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
events
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From this reading She was talking of certain events of the night before.
evidences
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From this reading To judge from the corners of her mouth, she is confirmed in querulous habits; her voice evidences the same.
familiar
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From this reading A week later; the scene, the familiar kitchen in Wilton Square.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
freshness
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From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
habits
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From this reading To judge from the corners of her mouth, she is confirmed in querulous habits; her voice evidences the same.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week later; the scene, the familiar kitchen in Wilton Square.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
judge
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From this reading To judge from the corners of her mouth, she is confirmed in querulous habits; her voice evidences the same.
just
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
kitchen
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From this reading A week later; the scene, the familiar kitchen in Wilton Square.
laid
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
later
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From this reading A week later; the scene, the familiar kitchen in Wilton Square.
longer
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From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
mouth
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From this reading To judge from the corners of her mouth, she is confirmed in querulous habits; her voice evidences the same.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
Mutimer
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
night
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From this reading She was talking of certain events of the night before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To judge from the corners of her mouth, she is confirmed in querulous habits; her voice evidences the same.
pouring
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
querulous
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From this reading To judge from the corners of her mouth, she is confirmed in querulous habits; her voice evidences the same.
recent
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From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
Rodman
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To judge from the corners of her mouth, she is confirmed in querulous habits; her voice evidences the same.
saw
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
scene
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From this reading A week later; the scene, the familiar kitchen in Wilton Square.
seek
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From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
Square
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From this reading A week later; the scene, the familiar kitchen in Wilton Square.
suffered
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From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
talking
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From this reading She was talking of certain events of the night before.
tea
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week later; the scene, the familiar kitchen in Wilton Square.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
too
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From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
unkind
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
vicissitudes
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From this reading Alice, too, has suffered from recent vicissitudes; her freshness is to seek, her bearing is no longer buoyant, she is careless in attire.
visit
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
voice
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From this reading To judge from the corners of her mouth, she is confirmed in querulous habits; her voice evidences the same.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was talking of certain events of the night before.
way
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
week
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From this reading A week later; the scene, the familiar kitchen in Wilton Square.
West
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer, upon whom time has laid unkind hands since last we saw her, is pouring tea for Alice Rodman, who has just come all the way from the West End to visit her.
Wilton
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From this reading A week later; the scene, the familiar kitchen in Wilton Square.
