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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
also
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From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
away
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From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
Baslehurst
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From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
came
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From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
cottage
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From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
daughter
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From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
disagreeable
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
discretion
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
evening
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From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RACHEL RAY'S FIRST LOVE-LETTER.
followed
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From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
gone
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From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
heard
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From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
hour
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
London
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From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
LOVE-LETTER
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From this reading RACHEL RAY'S FIRST LOVE-LETTER.
lover
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
Luke
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From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
Monday
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From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
more
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From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
mother
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
Mrs
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From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
much
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
out
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From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
Prime
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From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
probable
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From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
RACHEL
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From this reading RACHEL RAY'S FIRST LOVE-LETTER.
RAY'S
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From this reading RACHEL RAY'S FIRST LOVE-LETTER.
restraining
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
Rowan
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From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
Rowans
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From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
sat
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
saying
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
seen
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From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
sister
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
sister's
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
tea
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From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
things
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From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the Monday evening, after tea, Mrs. Prime came out to the cottage.
up
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From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was that Monday on which Mrs. Rowan and her daughter had left Baslehurst and had followed Luke up to London.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came out and sat with her mother and sister for about an hour, restraining herself with much discretion from the saying of disagreeable things about her sister's lover.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had heard that the Rowans had gone away, and she had also heard that it was probable that they would be no more seen in Baslehurst.
