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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 OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
abroad
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
according
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
Anna
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
baby
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
Bligh
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
BRANCH
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
brother
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From this reading She had neither father nor mother, and depended on her brother for a home.
children
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
Christine
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
compared
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
conscientious
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
Courtlands
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
deal
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
depended
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From this reading She had neither father nor mother, and depended on her brother for a home.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This did happen sometimes.
Fanshaw
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
far
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
father
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From this reading She had neither father nor mother, and depended on her brother for a home.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had neither father nor mother, and depended on her brother for a home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
gone
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
grumble
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
grumbling
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
happen
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From this reading This did happen sometimes.
Harriet
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
heard
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
home
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From this reading She had neither father nor mother, and depended on her brother for a home.
household
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
impulses
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
kind
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
kindness
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
knew
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
Lady
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
less
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
mother
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From this reading She had neither father nor mother, and depended on her brother for a home.
Mrs
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
much
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She had neither father nor mother, and depended on her brother for a home.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She had neither father nor mother, and depended on her brother for a home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
OLIVE
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had neither father nor mother, and depended on her brother for a home.
opinion
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
partly
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
Raymore's
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
Selford
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
senior
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had neither father nor mother, and depended on her brother for a home.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
sometimes
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From this reading This did happen sometimes.
state
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
staying
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
Suzette
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
Suzette's
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From this reading None the less the children heard a good deal of grumbling, and in Suzette's opinion knew far too much about the state of the household.
taken
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
ten
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This did happen sometimes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
too
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From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had gone abroad for a time, and Lady Harriet had taken her in, partly from kindness (for Lady Harriet had kind impulses), partly to have somebody to grumble to when she was feeling too conscientious to grumble to the children.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
years
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From this reading THE OLIVE BRANCH Suzette Bligh was staying at the Courtlands'--that Suzette who had been at Mrs. Raymore's party, and was, according to Christine Fanshaw, a baby compared with Anna Selford, although ten years her senior.
