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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 A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
admission
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From this reading But the wily Brine is not to be trapped into any such admission.
afraid
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
all
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
always
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
answer
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
any
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From this reading But the wily Brine is not to be trapped into any such admission.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the wily Brine is not to be trapped into any such admission.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
Binning
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
bride
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
Brine
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the wily Brine is not to be trapped into any such admission.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
Campion
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From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
Carew
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From this reading “Miss Carew would undoubtedly have changed her initials in that case,” she replies cautiously.
Carew's
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From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
case
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From this reading “Miss Carew would undoubtedly have changed her initials in that case,” she replies cautiously.
cautiously
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From this reading “Miss Carew would undoubtedly have changed her initials in that case,” she replies cautiously.
change
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
changed
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From this reading “Miss Carew would undoubtedly have changed her initials in that case,” she replies cautiously.
children's
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
comment
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
day
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From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
fact
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
follows
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
governess's
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
ill
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
initials
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the wily Brine is not to be trapped into any such admission.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the wily Brine is not to be trapped into any such admission.
lamenting
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
Lavinia
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From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
Lavy
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
luck
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
married
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
meditatively
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
Miss
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
Phillida
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
Rectory
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
replies
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From this reading “Miss Carew would undoubtedly have changed her initials in that case,” she replies cautiously.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
Rupert
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From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
said
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
says
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
school-room
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
some
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From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But the wily Brine is not to be trapped into any such admission.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
Then
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
thoughtful
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
trapped
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From this reading But the wily Brine is not to be trapped into any such admission.
undoubtedly
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From this reading “Miss Carew would undoubtedly have changed her initials in that case,” she replies cautiously.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
utterance
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From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
wedding
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From this reading The day that was to have been that of Rupert Campion and Lavinia Carew’s wedding has come.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I am always afraid of some ill luck when the bride does not change her initials,” Miss Brine has said in the Rectory school-room, in answer to the children’s lamenting comment upon the fact.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
wily
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From this reading But the wily Brine is not to be trapped into any such admission.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A thoughtful silence follows the governess’s utterance, broken by Phillida, who says meditatively-- “Then if Lavy had married Captain Binning, she would have been all right.”
