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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 A TRAITRESS.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
air
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
altered
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
Ann
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From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
assumed
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
Bax
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
bold
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From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
clothes
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
completely
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
costume
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
doing
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From this reading “Well, I want to know, in the first place, what you are doing here?”
escape
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From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
exclamation
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From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
face
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From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
faced
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
Finding
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From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I want to know, in the first place, what you are doing here?”
followed
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From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I want to know, in the first place, what you are doing here?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I want to know, in the first place, what you are doing here?”
impossible
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From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
indeed
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
Jem
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I want to know, in the first place, what you are doing here?”
manner
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
matter
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From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
modest
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
place
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From this reading “Well, I want to know, in the first place, what you are doing here?”
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
put
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From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
rather
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
remarked
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
respectfully
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From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
sex's
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
sir
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From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
soon
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
TRAITRESS
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From this reading A TRAITRESS.
Tregenna's
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From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
turned
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From this reading Finding escape impossible, Ann turned and put a bold face on the matter.
want
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From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
Well
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From this reading “Well, I want to know, in the first place, what you are doing here?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
womanliness
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
wore
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From this reading Or rather, she turned indeed, and faced him, but with the same air of modest womanliness which he had before remarked in her when she wore her sex’s clothes—a manner which altered so completely as soon as she assumed the costume of “Jem Bax.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what are you pleased to want with me, sir?” she asked respectfully, after the short silence which had followed Tregenna’s exclamation.
