Chapter XXVI
FOR ANOTHER’S SAKE. “Murder!” It is an awful word. No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests. Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
Olivia
Chapter XXVI
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FOR
ANOTHER’S
SAKE.
“Murder!”
It
is
an
awful
word.
No
wonder
that
a
shudder
ran
through
the
gayly
dressed
guests.
Even
Aunt
Amelia
may
be
excused
for
falling
into
hysterics,
which,
of
course,
she
did
instantly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FOR
ANOTHER’S
SAKE.
Line 2
“Murder!”
Line 3
It
is
an
awful
word.
Line 4
No
wonder
that
a
shudder
ran
through
the
gayly
dressed
guests.
Line 5
Even
Aunt
Amelia
may
be
excused
for
falling
into
hysterics,
which,
of
course,
she
did
instantly.
Learner Dictionary
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Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.”
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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 No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
Amelia
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From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an awful word.
ANOTHER'S
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From this reading FOR ANOTHER’S SAKE.
Aunt
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From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
awful
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From this reading It is an awful word.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
dressed
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From this reading No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
excused
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From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
falling
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From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR ANOTHER’S SAKE.
gayly
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From this reading No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
guests
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From this reading No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
hysterics
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From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
instantly
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From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is an awful word.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is an awful word.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
Murder
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From this reading “Murder!”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
ran
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From this reading No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
SAKE
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From this reading FOR ANOTHER’S SAKE.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
shudder
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From this reading No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even Aunt Amelia may be excused for falling into hysterics, which, of course, she did instantly.
wonder
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From this reading No wonder that a shudder ran through the gayly dressed guests.
word
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From this reading It is an awful word.