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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 When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
Altifiorla
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
answer
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From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
answers
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From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
became
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From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
Cecilia
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
conveyed
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From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
Dean's
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
divulge
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From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
ESCAPE
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS' ESCAPE.
family
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
feel
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
FRANCIS
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS' ESCAPE.
freely
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From this reading She had written very freely, and very frequently to Sir Francis, and Sir Francis, to tell the truth, had not responded in the same spirit.
frequently
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From this reading She had written very freely, and very frequently to Sir Francis, and Sir Francis, to tell the truth, had not responded in the same spirit.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
Green
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
happiness
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From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
indeed
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From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
keeping
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
letters
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From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
lines
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From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
longer
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
Miss
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
Mrs
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
necessary
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From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had written very freely, and very frequently to Sir Francis, and Sir Francis, to tell the truth, had not responded in the same spirit.
received
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From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
responded
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From this reading She had written very freely, and very frequently to Sir Francis, and Sir Francis, to tell the truth, had not responded in the same spirit.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had written very freely, and very frequently to Sir Francis, and Sir Francis, to tell the truth, had not responded in the same spirit.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
SIR
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS' ESCAPE.
six
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From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
spirit
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From this reading She had written very freely, and very frequently to Sir Francis, and Sir Francis, to tell the truth, had not responded in the same spirit.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had written very freely, and very frequently to Sir Francis, and Sir Francis, to tell the truth, had not responded in the same spirit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
there
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
three
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From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
truth
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From this reading She had written very freely, and very frequently to Sir Francis, and Sir Francis, to tell the truth, had not responded in the same spirit.
two
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From this reading She had received but two answers to six letters, and each answer had been conveyed in about three lines.
very
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From this reading She had written very freely, and very frequently to Sir Francis, and Sir Francis, to tell the truth, had not responded in the same spirit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And indeed it became necessary to her happiness to divulge this great step in life which she was about to take.
worth
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From this reading When she had told the Dean's family, and Mrs. Green, and Cecilia, Miss Altifiorla began to feel that there was no longer a secret worth the keeping.
written
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From this reading She had written very freely, and very frequently to Sir Francis, and Sir Francis, to tell the truth, had not responded in the same spirit.
