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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 By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
bigot
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
board
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
boat
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From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
bowed
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From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
cabins
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From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
chance
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
choice
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From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
Clifford
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
contented
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From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
curious
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
depths
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
Docks
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From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
elsewhere
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From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
enemy
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
friend
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
glaring
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From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
go
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From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
Katharine
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From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
London
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From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
Marianne's
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
Mrs
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
Norway
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From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
off
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From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
only
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From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
other
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From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
presence
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
retreat
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From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
rough
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From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
sat
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From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
sheltered
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From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
side
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From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They sat side by side, in silence, in a sheltered part of the boat, having no choice to go elsewhere.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
Stanhope
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
started
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From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
stiffly
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From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
stirred
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
taking
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From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
then
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From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
Thornton's
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Katharine started off to Norway, taking the boat from the London Docks.
too
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From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
two
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From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By a curious chance Mrs Stanhope was on board too, and the presence of this bigot, Marianne's friend, Clifford Thornton's enemy, stirred Katharine to her depths.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had bowed stiffly, and then had contented themselves with glaring at each other.
women
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From this reading It was a rough passage, and they were the only two women who did not retreat to their cabins.
