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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 she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
aside
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From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
back
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From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
came
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From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
Cliff
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From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
close
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From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
dark
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
discontent
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
doing
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From this reading And so indeed she was, though she had no intention of doing so to-day.
figures
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
footman
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From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
four
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From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
frightened
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From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so indeed she was, though she had no intention of doing so to-day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
house
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From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
indeed
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From this reading And so indeed she was, though she had no intention of doing so to-day.
intention
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From this reading And so indeed she was, though she had no intention of doing so to-day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
jacket
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From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
Jane
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From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
large
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
light
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
Mildmay
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
miles
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Miss
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
Mrs
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
much
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From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
muddy
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From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And so indeed she was, though she had no intention of doing so to-day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
pushing
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From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
ready
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From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
road
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From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
room
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From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
said
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From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
saw
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
Shanks
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
sitting
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
skirts
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From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so indeed she was, though she had no intention of doing so to-day.
sound
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
squarely
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From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
suppressed
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And so indeed she was, though she had no intention of doing so to-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
to-day
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From this reading And so indeed she was, though she had no intention of doing so to-day.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
very
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From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
walk
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From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
walked
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From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so indeed she was, though she had no intention of doing so to-day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She looked as if she were quite ready to walk back the four miles of muddy road between her house and the Cliff.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She came in, pushing aside the footman, as I have said, who was very much frightened of Lady Jane.
window
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From this reading When she saw the dark figures of Mrs. Shanks and Miss Mildmay sitting against the large light of the window, she uttered a suppressed sound of discontent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Jane walked into the room squarely, with her short skirts and her close jacket.
