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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 Cassandra discerned it, and turned upon him with a smile.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cassandra discerned it, and turned upon him with a smile.
any
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
balm
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From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
Beverley
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
Cassandra
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From this reading Cassandra discerned it, and turned upon him with a smile.
discerned
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From this reading Cassandra discerned it, and turned upon him with a smile.
emphasise
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From this reading "I'll tell you a secret!" she said, stopping her work to emphasise her words with uplifted finger.
engrossed
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
existence
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
finger
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From this reading "I'll tell you a secret!" she said, stopping her work to emphasise her words with uplifted finger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
friendship
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
Grizel
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From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
grudge
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From this reading The latent grudge sounded in his voice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cassandra discerned it, and turned upon him with a smile.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latent grudge sounded in his voice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll tell you a secret!" she said, stopping her work to emphasise her words with uplifted finger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The latent grudge sounded in his voice.
interest
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
intimacy
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From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cassandra discerned it, and turned upon him with a smile.
jealous
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From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
knew
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From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
knowledge
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From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
latent
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From this reading The latent grudge sounded in his voice.
man
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
Mrs
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
much
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
Peignton
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
period
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
said
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "I'll tell you a secret!" she said, stopping her work to emphasise her words with uplifted finger.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
slowly
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
smile
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From this reading Cassandra discerned it, and turned upon him with a smile.
soul
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From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
sounded
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From this reading The latent grudge sounded in his voice.
spare
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
stopping
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From this reading "I'll tell you a secret!" she said, stopping her work to emphasise her words with uplifted finger.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll tell you a secret!" she said, stopping her work to emphasise her words with uplifted finger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The latent grudge sounded in his voice.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
too
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From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
troubling
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From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
turned
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From this reading Cassandra discerned it, and turned upon him with a smile.
uplifted
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From this reading "I'll tell you a secret!" she said, stopping her work to emphasise her words with uplifted finger.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Cassandra discerned it, and turned upon him with a smile.
voice
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From this reading The latent grudge sounded in his voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
why
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From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I should have thought," Peignton said slowly, "that at this period of her existence Mrs Beverley was too much engrossed with her man to have any interest to spare for an outside friendship."
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without troubling to think why or wherefore, she knew that he was jealous of her intimacy with Grizel, and the knowledge was balm to her soul.
words
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From this reading "I'll tell you a secret!" she said, stopping her work to emphasise her words with uplifted finger.
work
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From this reading "I'll tell you a secret!" she said, stopping her work to emphasise her words with uplifted finger.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll tell you a secret!" she said, stopping her work to emphasise her words with uplifted finger.
