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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
assembled
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
away
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
Bellendean
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From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
commotion
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
consternation
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From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
created
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
curiosity
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
daughter
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From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
difficult
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From this reading To explain it was very difficult, to understand it impossible.
discover
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From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
discovery
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From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
elated
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From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
expected
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
explain
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From this reading To explain it was very difficult, to understand it impossible.
facts
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
father
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From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
girl
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From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
gone
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
greatest
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
Hayward's
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
house
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
impossible
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From this reading To explain it was very difficult, to understand it impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
interview
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From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
intimation
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
Joyce
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From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
known
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From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
ladies
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
luncheon
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
Mrs
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
place
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From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
public
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
ran
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
round
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
schoolmistress
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From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
soon
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From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
taken
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From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To explain it was very difficult, to understand it impossible.
transported
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From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To explain it was very difficult, to understand it impossible.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
very
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From this reading To explain it was very difficult, to understand it impossible.
village
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From this reading The schoolmistress, the village girl, to discover that she was Colonel Hayward’s daughter, and not to be elated, transported by the discovery!
warm
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Great was the consternation in Bellendean over the unsatisfactory interview which it was so soon known had taken place between Joyce and her father.
whisper
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From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Colonel Hayward’s public intimation of the facts at luncheon had created, as might have been expected, the greatest commotion; and the ladies of the party assembled round Mrs. Bellendean with warm curiosity when the whisper ran through the house that Joyce had come--and had gone away again.
