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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 friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
all
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From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
alluring
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
Althea
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From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
anxiety
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From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
became
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From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
beneficent
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From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
black
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
Buchanan
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
carry
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From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
charm
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
charmed
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
delightful
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From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
easy
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From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
effect
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From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
else
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
evening
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From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
felt
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
flowers
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From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
friends
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
fruit
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From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
gloom
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From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
gone
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
grew
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
hovered
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
indeed
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
lady
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
leaving
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
London
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
Miss
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
moments
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From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
more
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
mystery
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
oppressed
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From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
oppression
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
Paris
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
perturbation
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From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
Riviera
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
sat
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From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
seen
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From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
sense
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
shopping
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
soft
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From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
spare
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From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
taken
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
there
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
transformed
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From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
unknown
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
week's
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
well
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From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
wishes
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From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
