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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 After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
all
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
any
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
Branscombe
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
brows
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
cancel
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
carefully
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
cares
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From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
dinner
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
discover
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
dismissed
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
Dorian's
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
DRAYTON
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
dropped
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
explain
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From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
few
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
find
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From this reading She will go and find it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
forever
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
former
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
go
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From this reading She will go and find it.
gold
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
hardly
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From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
hung
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From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
jot
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
library
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
locket
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
love
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
maid
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
meet
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
missing
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
moments
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
Mrs
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
neck
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From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
night
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
now
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From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
picture
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
placed
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
plain
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From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
remembers
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
retain
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
round
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From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
searching
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
seen
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
Shake
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
tells
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
then
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
useless
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
visit
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From this reading After carefully searching her memory for a few moments, she remembers that useless visit to the library before dinner, and tells herself she must have dropped it then.
vows
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From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows; And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain."--DRAYTON.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not until Mrs. Branscombe has dismissed her maid for the night does she discover that the plain gold locket in which she had placed Dorian's picture is missing.
why
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From this reading She had (why, she hardly cares to explain even to herself) hung it round her neck; and now, where is it?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She will go and find it.
