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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 When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
always
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
aware
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
bills
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From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
brother's
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
collected
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From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
consciousness
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
corner
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She tried to forget it, but she could not forget.
door
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
endeavour
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
father
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
forget
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From this reading She tried to forget it, but she could not forget.
get
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
girl
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From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
ignore
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
knew
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
letter
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
like
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
made
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
Marjory
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
met
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From this reading Where had Tom met her?
midnight
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
night
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
opened
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
paper
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
papers
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
past
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
perpetual
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From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
presence
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
questions
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From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
room
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
some
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
stream
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From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
strenuous
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
supposed
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
tied
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From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
together
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From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
Tom
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From this reading Where had Tom met her?
Tom's
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
tried
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From this reading She tried to forget it, but she could not forget.
upstairs
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From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where had Tom met her?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Marjory went upstairs for the night, she made a strenuous endeavour to get Tom’s papers in order for her father, and to ignore the one paper which had opened a door, as it were, in her brother’s life, and of which nobody knew but herself.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading While she collected the bills and tied them together, her mind went on with a perpetual stream of questions--Who was this girl?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
working
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From this reading She went on working till long past midnight, always with a consciousness of that letter in the corner, which was like the presence of some one in the room with her, of which she was not supposed to be aware.
