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allow
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From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
Aloud
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How badly he walks, and what _does_ he mean by smiling at me like that?
approaching
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From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
ask
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From this reading Lady Maisie, I ask you, in common fairness, not to judge me until you have heard _my_ version.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How badly he walks, and what _does_ he mean by smiling at me like that?
badly
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Blair
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How badly he walks, and what _does_ he mean by smiling at me like that?
coldly
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
common
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From this reading Lady Maisie, I ask you, in common fairness, not to judge me until you have heard _my_ version.
compartment
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From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How badly he walks, and what _does_ he mean by smiling at me like that?
down
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From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
fact
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From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
fairness
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From this reading Lady Maisie, I ask you, in common fairness, not to judge me until you have heard _my_ version.
finish
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lady Maisie, I ask you, in common fairness, not to judge me until you have heard _my_ version.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How badly he walks, and what _does_ he mean by smiling at me like that?
heard
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From this reading Lady Maisie, I ask you, in common fairness, not to judge me until you have heard _my_ version.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
How
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From this reading How badly he walks, and what _does_ he mean by smiling at me like that?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
judge
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From this reading Lady Maisie, I ask you, in common fairness, not to judge me until you have heard _my_ version.
just
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
Lady
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From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
leave
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
like
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From this reading How badly he walks, and what _does_ he mean by smiling at me like that?
maid
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
Maisie
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From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How badly he walks, and what _does_ he mean by smiling at me like that?
mean
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Mr
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Maisie, I ask you, in common fairness, not to judge me until you have heard _my_ version.
Phillipson
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From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
SHRINKAGE
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From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
smiling
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sorry
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
stroll
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How badly he walks, and what _does_ he mean by smiling at me like that?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
travelled
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From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
UNDERSHELL
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From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Lady Maisie, I ask you, in common fairness, not to judge me until you have heard _my_ version.
vehemently
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From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
version
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From this reading Lady Maisie, I ask you, in common fairness, not to judge me until you have heard _my_ version.
Walk
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From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
walks
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watches
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From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How badly he walks, and what _does_ he mean by smiling at me like that?
wide-eyed
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From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You will not allow the fact that I travelled down here in the same compartment with your maid, Phillipson---- _Lady Maisie_ (_wide-eyed_).
Yew
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From this reading SHRINKAGE _In the Yew Walk._ _Lady Maisie_ (_to herself, as she watches_ UNDERSHELL _approaching_).
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_Aloud, coldly._) I am sorry, Mr. Blair, but I must leave you to finish your stroll alone; my maid has just told me---- _Undershell_ (_vehemently_).
