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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 LUKE ROWAN PAYS A SECOND VISIT TO BRAGG'S END.
able
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
admitting
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
avoided
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
back
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
Baslehurst
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
better
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
BRAGG'S
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From this reading LUKE ROWAN PAYS A SECOND VISIT TO BRAGG'S END.
braining
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
breakfast
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
called
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
conference
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
cottage
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
danger
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
daughter
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
discourse
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
Early
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
END
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From this reading LUKE ROWAN PAYS A SECOND VISIT TO BRAGG'S END.
felt
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
further
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
get
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
going
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
happy
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From this reading And indeed she was not happy in her mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
indeed
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From this reading And indeed she was not happy in her mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
knowing
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
lodgings
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
LUKE
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From this reading LUKE ROWAN PAYS A SECOND VISIT TO BRAGG'S END.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And indeed she was not happy in her mind.
Miss
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
mission
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
moment
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
Mrs
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And indeed she was not happy in her mind.
object
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
PAYS
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From this reading LUKE ROWAN PAYS A SECOND VISIT TO BRAGG'S END.
poker
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
Prime
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
Pucker's
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
Rachel
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
Ray
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
ROWAN
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From this reading LUKE ROWAN PAYS A SECOND VISIT TO BRAGG'S END.
SECOND
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From this reading LUKE ROWAN PAYS A SECOND VISIT TO BRAGG'S END.
see
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
sheepfold
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
started
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
talk
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
Tappitt
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From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LUKE ROWAN PAYS A SECOND VISIT TO BRAGG'S END.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
VISIT
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From this reading LUKE ROWAN PAYS A SECOND VISIT TO BRAGG'S END.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
well
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
willingly
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early after breakfast on that morning,--that morning on which Tappitt had for a moment thought of braining Luke Rowan with the poker,--Mrs. Ray started from the cottage on her mission into Baslehurst.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
wolf
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From this reading She was going to see her daughter, Mrs. Prime, at Miss Pucker's lodgings, and felt sure that the object of her visit was to be a further discourse on the danger of admitting that wolf Rowan into the sheepfold at Bragg's End.
words
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From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would willingly have avoided the conference had she been able to do so, knowing well that Mrs. Prime would get the better of her in words when called upon to talk without having Rachel at her back.
