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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 After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
acting
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was speechless with rage and mortification.
any
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From this reading The thunderbolt fell upon the victim's unprotected head without any warning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
Barbara
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From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
candid
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
Cavendish's
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From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
cold
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
darkness
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From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
doing
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
entered
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From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
expression
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
fell
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From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
felt
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From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was speechless with rage and mortification.
head
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From this reading The thunderbolt fell upon the victim's unprotected head without any warning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
horrible
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From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
idea
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From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
inflicted
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
injustice
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
insult
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
Lake
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From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
like
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From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
Lucilla
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From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
mortification
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From this reading He was speechless with rage and mortification.
Mr
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From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
much
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
other
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
people
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
piece
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
rage
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From this reading He was speechless with rage and mortification.
sentiments
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From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
speechless
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From this reading He was speechless with rage and mortification.
talk
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From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
thunderbolt
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From this reading The thunderbolt fell upon the victim's unprotected head without any warning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
two
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From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
unprotectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnprəˈtɛktɪd/
without protection or defence without safety or defence from danger
From this reading The thunderbolt fell upon the victim's unprotected head without any warning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
very
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From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
victim's
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From this reading The thunderbolt fell upon the victim's unprotected head without any warning.
warning
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From this reading The thunderbolt fell upon the victim's unprotected head without any warning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After this a horrible silence fell upon the two--a silence which, like darkness, could be felt.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He took it for an insult inflicted upon him in cold blood, doing Lucilla much injustice as the other people who took the candid expression of her sentiments for a piece of acting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was speechless with rage and mortification.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The thunderbolt fell upon the victim's unprotected head without any warning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The idea that Lucilla would talk to him about Barbara Lake was the very last that could have entered Mr Cavendish's mind.
