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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 The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
all
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
aroused
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From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
bow-window
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Charles was very much cast down for the first moment, but it did not last.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
called
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
cast
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From this reading Mr. Charles was very much cast down for the first moment, but it did not last.
Charles
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From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
comfort
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From this reading Marjory was the only one who took no comfort by this meeting.
consternation
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From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
down
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From this reading Mr. Charles was very much cast down for the first moment, but it did not last.
drawing-room
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
Fanshawe
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Charles was very much cast down for the first moment, but it did not last.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Charles was very much cast down for the first moment, but it did not last.
gathered
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She’s a very silly woman, a very silly woman,” he said over and over.
Heriot
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From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
house
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From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Charles was very much cast down for the first moment, but it did not last.
letter
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From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
Marjory
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From this reading Marjory was the only one who took no comfort by this meeting.
meeting
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From this reading Marjory was the only one who took no comfort by this meeting.
moment
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From this reading Mr. Charles was very much cast down for the first moment, but it did not last.
Mr
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From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
Mrs
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From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
much
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From this reading Mr. Charles was very much cast down for the first moment, but it did not last.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Marjory was the only one who took no comfort by this meeting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Marjory was the only one who took no comfort by this meeting.
only
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From this reading Marjory was the only one who took no comfort by this meeting.
out
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
Pitcomlie
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From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
read
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
room
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
said
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From this reading “She’s a very silly woman, a very silly woman,” he said over and over.
sentence
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
She's
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From this reading “She’s a very silly woman, a very silly woman,” he said over and over.
silly
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From this reading “She’s a very silly woman, a very silly woman,” he said over and over.
talked
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Marjory was the only one who took no comfort by this meeting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marjory was the only one who took no comfort by this meeting.
tower
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From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
venture
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From this reading The letter of Mrs. Charles aroused a great consternation in the house of Pitcomlie; they did not venture to tell Mr. Heriot of it.
very
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From this reading Mr. Charles was very much cast down for the first moment, but it did not last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marjory was the only one who took no comfort by this meeting.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fanshawe went and called Mr. Charles out of his room in the tower, and they all gathered in the bow-window in the drawing-room, and read it sentence by sentence, and talked it over.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Marjory was the only one who took no comfort by this meeting.
woman
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From this reading “She’s a very silly woman, a very silly woman,” he said over and over.
