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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 Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
affection
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
almost
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Baroness Harder and the Governor were closeted in solemn conclave.
anger
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
Assessor
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
associated
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From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
aware
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
Baroness
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From this reading Baroness Harder and the Governor were closeted in solemn conclave.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
brilliant
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From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
closeted
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From this reading Baroness Harder and the Governor were closeted in solemn conclave.
conclave
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From this reading Baroness Harder and the Governor were closeted in solemn conclave.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
daughter
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
encourage
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
existing
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
eyes
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
fortuneless
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
fully
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
future
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From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
Gabrielle
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
Gabrielle's
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From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
girl
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
Governor
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From this reading Baroness Harder and the Governor were closeted in solemn conclave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
Harder
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From this reading Baroness Harder and the Governor were closeted in solemn conclave.
hearing
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
how
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From this reading She had really not had the slightest suspicion of how matters stood.
idea
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From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Baroness Harder and the Governor were closeted in solemn conclave.
indignation
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
interview
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
less
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
made
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
matters
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From this reading She had really not had the slightest suspicion of how matters stood.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
misplaced
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
mother's
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From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
news
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had really not had the slightest suspicion of how matters stood.
occurred
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
plebeian
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
position
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From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
raise
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
Raven
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
really
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From this reading She had really not had the slightest suspicion of how matters stood.
relations
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had really not had the slightest suspicion of how matters stood.
sister-in-law
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
slightest
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From this reading She had really not had the slightest suspicion of how matters stood.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
solemn
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From this reading Baroness Harder and the Governor were closeted in solemn conclave.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had really not had the slightest suspicion of how matters stood.
suspicion
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From this reading She had really not had the slightest suspicion of how matters stood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Baroness Harder and the Governor were closeted in solemn conclave.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
wealth
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From this reading Gabrielle's future had ever been associated in her mother's mind with the idea of wealth and a brilliant position.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Baroness Harder and the Governor were closeted in solemn conclave.
Winterfeld
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From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the course of their interview Raven had made his sister-in-law fully aware of the relations existing between Gabrielle and Assessor Winterfeld, and the Baroness was almost beside herself with anger and indignation on hearing the news.
young
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From this reading It had never occurred to her that the young plebeian, fortuneless Assessor could raise his eyes to her daughter, still less that the girl could encourage so misplaced an affection.
