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absent
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
all
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the past Bears in her arms the present and the future."--BAILEY.
Annersley's
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
arms
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From this reading But the past Bears in her arms the present and the future."--BAILEY.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
BAILEY
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From this reading But the past Bears in her arms the present and the future."--BAILEY.
Bears
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From this reading But the past Bears in her arms the present and the future."--BAILEY.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the past Bears in her arms the present and the future."--BAILEY.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
cares
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
Clarissa
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From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
confess
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
connected
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
determination
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
disappearance
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
Dorian
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
Dorian's
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
evident
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
face
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
friend
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
future
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From this reading But the past Bears in her arms the present and the future."--BAILEY.
Georgie
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
Georgie's
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
going
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From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
gossip
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
heard
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the past Bears in her arms the present and the future."--BAILEY.
hide
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From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
impossible
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From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
insinuations
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
laughed
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
memory's
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From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
more
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
now
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From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
old
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
own
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
pale
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
past
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From this reading But the past Bears in her arms the present and the future."--BAILEY.
Peyton
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From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
present
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From this reading But the past Bears in her arms the present and the future."--BAILEY.
puzzles
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
resurrection
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From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
Ruth
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
Sartoris
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From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
scorn
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
society
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
stanch
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
tale
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
things
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From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
uncomfortable
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From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
unsmiling
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From this reading Georgie's pale unsmiling face (so different from that of old), and Dorian's evident determination to absent himself from all society, tell their own tale.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Oh that the things which have been were not now In memory's resurrection!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She has, of course, heard of the uncomfortable gossip that has connected Ruth Annersley's mysterious disappearance with Dorian, but--stanch friend as she is--has laughed to scorn all such insinuations: that Georgie can believe them, puzzles her more than she cares to confess.
wrong
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From this reading Of course it is quite impossible to hide from Clarissa Peyton that everything is going wrong at Sartoris.
