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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 Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
busy
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
Carew
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From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
children
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
down
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
early
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From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
ejected
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From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
fast
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From this reading If she walk very fast, perhaps she may outwalk this last thought.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is Lavinia’s first thought on getting outside the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
Féodorovna
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From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
getting
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From this reading This is Lavinia’s first thought on getting outside the house.
go
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From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
home
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From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
house
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From this reading This is Lavinia’s first thought on getting outside the house.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she walk very fast, perhaps she may outwalk this last thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is Lavinia’s first thought on getting outside the house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she walk very fast, perhaps she may outwalk this last thought.
Lavinia's
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From this reading This is Lavinia’s first thought on getting outside the house.
lawyer
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
London
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If she walk very fast, perhaps she may outwalk this last thought.
milieu
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From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
Miss
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From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This is Lavinia’s first thought on getting outside the house.
once
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From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This is Lavinia’s first thought on getting outside the house.
outwalk
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From this reading If she walk very fast, perhaps she may outwalk this last thought.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
own
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From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
perhaps
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From this reading If she walk very fast, perhaps she may outwalk this last thought.
provision
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
rarely
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From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
Rupert
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
Rupert's
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
settlement
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
settlements
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
superfluous
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From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Féodorovna has ejected her so early that she need not go home at once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is Lavinia’s first thought on getting outside the house.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is Lavinia’s first thought on getting outside the house.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is Lavinia’s first thought on getting outside the house.
to-day
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From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
uncle
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
very
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From this reading If she walk very fast, perhaps she may outwalk this last thought.
walk
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From this reading If she walk very fast, perhaps she may outwalk this last thought.
wanted
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From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is but rarely that Miss Carew is not wanted in her own little _milieu_; but to-day she would be superfluous.
younger
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From this reading Her uncle and Rupert are busy with the lawyer, who has come down from London--busy over settlements: a settlement upon herself; provision for the younger children--her younger children, hers and Rupert’s!
