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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 Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
abominable
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
advice
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
Altifiorla
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From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
ALTIFIORLA'S
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From this reading MISS ALTIFIORLA'S DEPARTURE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
breast
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From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
Cecilia
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From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
clean
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From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading MISS ALTIFIORLA'S DEPARTURE.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She would do this as soon as Miss Altifiorla was out of the house.
down
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
early
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From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
far
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
feelings
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
following
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From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
fortnight
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From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
gone
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From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
Grant's
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
house
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From this reading She would do this as soon as Miss Altifiorla was out of the house.
husband
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From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
interference
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
kind
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
Lady
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
MISS
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From this reading MISS ALTIFIORLA'S DEPARTURE.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
nearly
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From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would do this as soon as Miss Altifiorla was out of the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
out
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From this reading She would do this as soon as Miss Altifiorla was out of the house.
prevented
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
resolved
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From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
soon
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From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
speaking
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From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
story
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From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She would do this as soon as Miss Altifiorla was out of the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
together
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From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fortnight was nearly gone, and Miss Altifiorla was to start early on the following morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She would tell him everything down as far as she could, to the little feelings which had prevented her from speaking before, to Miss Altifiorla's abominable interference, and to Lady Grant's kind advice.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Cecilia had resolved that she would tell her story to her husband as soon as they were alone together, and make a clean breast.
