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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
accident
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
affair
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
afraid
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
Alice
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From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
amateur
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
became
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
company
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
consequence
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
daughter
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
driven
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
fallen
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
girl
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
gloom
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
heads
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
idea
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
imagined
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SMOKE-ROOM.
indifferent
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
interview
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
ladies
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
Leyton
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
Lovell
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From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
Miss
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
more
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
Mrs
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
occurred
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
openly
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
out
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
own
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
place
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
pretty
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
proposed
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
refuge
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
rough
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
SMOKE-ROOM
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From this reading IN THE SMOKE-ROOM.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
sought
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
speak
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
studies
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
succeeded
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SMOKE-ROOM.
theatricals
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
trifling
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From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
unaccountable
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
Vere
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
weather
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
well
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
whole
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From this reading In the first place, an unaccountable gloom seemed to have fallen upon the amateur company, and they became so indifferent about the whole affair, that Miss Vere left them to themselves, and sought refuge in her own studies.
Winifred
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From this reading The accident that occurred to little Winifred Leyton, and the rough weather that succeeded it, had pretty well driven the idea of the proposed theatricals out of the ladies’ heads.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been afraid, since his interview with Mrs Leyton, to speak more openly to her daughter than he had done, and the girl imagined, in consequence, that he had been trifling with her.
world
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From this reading Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell looked as if the world were over for both of them.
