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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 Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
appeared
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From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
Attempts
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
Caldigate
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
close
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
companions
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
considerable
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From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
effected
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From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
female
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From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
friend
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From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
friends
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From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
generally
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From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
gone
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Caldigate was a handsome well-mannered young man.
hard
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From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
inhabitants
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From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
inimical
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From this reading The inhabitants of the ship were inimical to Mrs. Smith.
John
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
man
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From this reading And Caldigate was a handsome well-mannered young man.
month
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
more
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
Mrs
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
now
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From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
opposition
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From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
partly
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From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
readiest
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From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
say
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From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
Shand
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From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The inhabitants of the ship were inimical to Mrs. Smith.
ship's
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From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
Smith
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
things
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From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
Three
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The inhabitants of the ship were inimical to Mrs. Smith.
very
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From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
well-mannered
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From this reading And Caldigate was a handsome well-mannered young man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Three Attempts Something more than a month had gone by, and John Caldigate and Mrs. Smith were very close companions.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This had not been effected without considerable opposition, partly on the part of Shand, and partly by the ship's inhabitants generally.
woman
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From this reading She was a woman who had no friends; and the very female who had first appeared as a friend was now the readiest to say hard things of her.
young
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From this reading And Caldigate was a handsome well-mannered young man.
