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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 It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
agreed
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From this reading And, indeed, she agreed on the whole with Edith Ethel.
all
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From this reading To all these diatribes Valentine Wannop answered hardly anything.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She imagined him turning them down with an unspoken and good-humoured gibe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To all these diatribes Valentine Wannop answered hardly anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading To all these diatribes Valentine Wannop answered hardly anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It _was_ demoralising for a weak little man like Vincent to have a friend with an ever-open purse beside him.
Christopher
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
concern
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
demoralising
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From this reading It _was_ demoralising for a weak little man like Vincent to have a friend with an ever-open purse beside him.
desire
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
diatribes
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From this reading To all these diatribes Valentine Wannop answered hardly anything.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
down
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From this reading She imagined him turning them down with an unspoken and good-humoured gibe.
Edith
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From this reading And, indeed, she agreed on the whole with Edith Ethel.
Ethel
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From this reading And, indeed, she agreed on the whole with Edith Ethel.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
ever-open
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From this reading It _was_ demoralising for a weak little man like Vincent to have a friend with an ever-open purse beside him.
felt
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
friend
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From this reading It _was_ demoralising for a weak little man like Vincent to have a friend with an ever-open purse beside him.
gibe
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From this reading She imagined him turning them down with an unspoken and good-humoured gibe.
good-humoured
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From this reading She imagined him turning them down with an unspoken and good-humoured gibe.
hardly
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From this reading To all these diatribes Valentine Wannop answered hardly anything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
her's
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She imagined him turning them down with an unspoken and good-humoured gibe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
imagined
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From this reading She imagined him turning them down with an unspoken and good-humoured gibe.
indeed
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From this reading And, indeed, she agreed on the whole with Edith Ethel.
intimacy
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
knew
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
like
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From this reading It _was_ demoralising for a weak little man like Vincent to have a friend with an ever-open purse beside him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It _was_ demoralising for a weak little man like Vincent to have a friend with an ever-open purse beside him.
Macmasters
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
man
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From this reading It _was_ demoralising for a weak little man like Vincent to have a friend with an ever-open purse beside him.
moment
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
now
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, indeed, she agreed on the whole with Edith Ethel.
particular
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
prolongation
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
prolonged
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
proprietarily
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
purse
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From this reading It _was_ demoralising for a weak little man like Vincent to have a friend with an ever-open purse beside him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She imagined him turning them down with an unspoken and good-humoured gibe.
then
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From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To all these diatribes Valentine Wannop answered hardly anything.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To all these diatribes Valentine Wannop answered hardly anything.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
turning
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From this reading She imagined him turning them down with an unspoken and good-humoured gibe.
unspoken
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From this reading She imagined him turning them down with an unspoken and good-humoured gibe.
Valentine
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From this reading To all these diatribes Valentine Wannop answered hardly anything.
Vincent
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From this reading It _was_ demoralising for a weak little man like Vincent to have a friend with an ever-open purse beside him.
Wannop
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From this reading To all these diatribes Valentine Wannop answered hardly anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
weak
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From this reading It _was_ demoralising for a weak little man like Vincent to have a friend with an ever-open purse beside him.
whole
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From this reading And, indeed, she agreed on the whole with Edith Ethel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was no particular concern of her's; even if, for a moment, she felt proprietarily towards Christopher as she did now and then, she felt no particular desire that his intimacy with the Macmasters should be prolonged, because she knew he could have no particular desire for its prolongation.
