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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 Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Floyd-Taylors, with whom she had been at Boulogne, were simply horrid.
avoided
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Floyd-Taylors, with whom she had been at Boulogne, were simply horrid.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
Boulogne
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From this reading The Floyd-Taylors, with whom she had been at Boulogne, were simply horrid.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
chaperon
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
childhood
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
considerably
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
daughter
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
disapproved
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
early
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
extraordinarily
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
few
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
Flora
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
Floyd-Taylors
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From this reading The Floyd-Taylors, with whom she had been at Boulogne, were simply horrid.
friends
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From this reading She had lots of friends, but none of them nice: she kept picking up impossible people.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
girl
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
Hammond
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
horrid
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From this reading The Floyd-Taylors, with whom she had been at Boulogne, were simply horrid.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
impossible
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From this reading She had lots of friends, but none of them nice: she kept picking up impossible people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
just
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
kept
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From this reading She had lots of friends, but none of them nice: she kept picking up impossible people.
known
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
lost
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
lots
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From this reading She had lots of friends, but none of them nice: she kept picking up impossible people.
Meldrum
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
men
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
mercenary
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
months
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
mother
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
natural
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
nice
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From this reading She had lots of friends, but none of them nice: she kept picking up impossible people.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading She had lots of friends, but none of them nice: she kept picking up impossible people.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
off
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
old
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
only
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
parents
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
people
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From this reading She had lots of friends, but none of them nice: she kept picking up impossible people.
picking
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From this reading She had lots of friends, but none of them nice: she kept picking up impossible people.
Saunt
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
seen
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
simply
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From this reading The Floyd-Taylors, with whom she had been at Boulogne, were simply horrid.
sister-in-law
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
soldier
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From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
stay
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
stranger
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
Synge
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
twenty
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
up
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From this reading She had lots of friends, but none of them nice: she kept picking up impossible people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
watched
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum had known them, disapproved of them, considerably avoided them: she had watched the girl, off and on, from her early childhood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Floyd-Taylors, with whom she had been at Boulogne, were simply horrid.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Floyd-Taylors, with whom she had been at Boulogne, were simply horrid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Flora Saunt, the only daughter of an old soldier, had lost both her parents, her mother within a few months.
world
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
young
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From this reading Flora, just twenty, was extraordinarily alone in the world--so alone that she had no natural chaperon, no one to stay with but a mercenary stranger, Mrs. Hammond Synge, the sister-in-law of one of the young men I had just seen.
