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air
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From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
any
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From this reading ‘Are you any better this morning, mother?’
appeared
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From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Are you any better this morning, mother?’
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
aspect
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
austere
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From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
better
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From this reading ‘Are you any better this morning, mother?’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
cabinet
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
city
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
Clennam
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
clocks
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
cut-down
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
desk
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From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
effectually
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From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
Flintwinch
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
hang
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From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
head
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From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I shall never be better any more.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
Jeremiah
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
luxuriousness
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From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
Monday
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
more
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From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
mother
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From this reading ‘Are you any better this morning, mother?’
Mrs
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I shall never be better any more.
nine
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
opened
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From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
over-night
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From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
settled
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From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘I shall never be better any more.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
shook
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From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
shown
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From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
son
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From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
speaking
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From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
tall
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Are you any better this morning, mother?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
unlocked
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From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
weather
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From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
wheeled
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From this reading As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She shook her head, with the same austere air of luxuriousness that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather.
withdrew
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From this reading When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew--as it might be, to hang himself more effectually--and her son appeared.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Are you any better this morning, mother?’
