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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 "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
Aghyohillbeg
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From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
all
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
asking
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
blot
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
close
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From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
disgracefully
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From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
drowned
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From this reading The soft rain patters on the leaves outside, the grass and all the gardens are drowned in Nature's tears.
earth
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
four
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and hopelessly wet.
gardens
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From this reading The soft rain patters on the leaves outside, the grass and all the gardens are drowned in Nature's tears.
gossip
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From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
grass
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From this reading The soft rain patters on the leaves outside, the grass and all the gardens are drowned in Nature's tears.
grows
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From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
Hermia
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From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
hopelessly
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and hopelessly wet.
How
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From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
injured
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From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is four o'clock, and hopelessly wet.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is four o'clock, and hopelessly wet.
Kelly
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From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
landscape
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
leaves
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From this reading The soft rain patters on the leaves outside, the grass and all the gardens are drowned in Nature's tears.
lovely
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
Madam
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
means
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
Mr
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From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
Nature's
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From this reading The soft rain patters on the leaves outside, the grass and all the gardens are drowned in Nature's tears.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
o'clock
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and hopelessly wet.
O'Connor
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
Olga
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From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The soft rain patters on the leaves outside, the grass and all the gardens are drowned in Nature's tears.
parries
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From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
patters
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From this reading The soft rain patters on the leaves outside, the grass and all the gardens are drowned in Nature's tears.
perfect
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
proves
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From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
rain
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From this reading The soft rain patters on the leaves outside, the grass and all the gardens are drowned in Nature's tears.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
rife
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From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
saw
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From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
says
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From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
She's
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From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
soft
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From this reading The soft rain patters on the leaves outside, the grass and all the gardens are drowned in Nature's tears.
tears
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From this reading The soft rain patters on the leaves outside, the grass and all the gardens are drowned in Nature's tears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
tone
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From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
ugly
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From this reading "She's _disgracefully_ ugly!--I saw her quite close," says Mr. Kelly, in an injured tone.
unkind
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From this reading How gossip grows rife at Aghyohillbeg--How Hermia parries the question, and how Olga proves unkind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
wet
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From this reading It is four o'clock, and hopelessly wet.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder what on earth Madam O'Connor means by asking her here, where she can be nothing but a blot upon a perfect landscape; all the rest of us are so lovely."
