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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 How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
all
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
ambush
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
apron
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
apt
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
astray
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
babe
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
Blake
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
breast
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
Bridget
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From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
carefully
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
cautious
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
chair
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
create
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
dissipated
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
draws
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
Early
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From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
enemy
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
enters
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From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
failed
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
fashion
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From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
furtively
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
Glancing
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
guard
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From this reading "For me," says Kit, off her guard for once.
hand
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
hidden
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
How
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
indeed
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
Kit
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
Kit's
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From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
led
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
letter
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
lines
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
low
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
lying
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
Machiavelli
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
maid
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From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For me," says Kit, off her guard for once.
miss
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
Misses
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
Monica
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
Monica's
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From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
note
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
off
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From this reading "For me," says Kit, off her guard for once.
once
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From this reading "For me," says Kit, off her guard for once.
pupil
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
pursue
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
reads
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
room
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From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
round
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
says
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
show
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From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
somewhat
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From this reading Early next morning Bridget, Monica's maid, enters Kit's room in a somewhat mysterious fashion.
suspicion
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From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
table
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How Kit reads between the lines--How the Misses Blake show themselves determined to pursue a dissipated course, and how Monica is led astray by an apt pupil of Machiavelli.
tone
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From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As she says this, she draws a note from beneath her apron, where, in her right hand, it has been carefully hidden,--_so_ carefully, indeed, that she could not have failed to create suspicion in the breast of a babe.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Glancing all round the room furtively, as though expecting an enemy lying in ambush behind every chair and table, she says, in a low, cautious tone,-- "A letter for you, miss."
