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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 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
any
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
appeared
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
armed
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
arrayed
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
assert
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
assertion
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From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
black
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
brother-in-law's
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From this reading 'Shillyshally,' quoth Mrs. Charles Morton over her brother-in-law's letter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
Charles
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From this reading 'Shillyshally,' quoth Mrs. Charles Morton over her brother-in-law's letter.
children
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
coat
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
finger
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
forth
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
Frank
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
glittering
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Shillyshally,' quoth Mrs. Charles Morton over her brother-in-law's letter.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
how
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
Hurminster
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
jet
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
knew
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
letter
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From this reading 'Shillyshally,' quoth Mrs. Charles Morton over her brother-in-law's letter.
like
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From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
Morton
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From this reading 'Shillyshally,' quoth Mrs. Charles Morton over her brother-in-law's letter.
mother
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From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
mourning
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From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
Mrs
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From this reading 'Shillyshally,' quoth Mrs. Charles Morton over her brother-in-law's letter.
nobility
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From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
nodding
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
off
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From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
office
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
old
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Shillyshally,' quoth Mrs. Charles Morton over her brother-in-law's letter.
pale
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
panoply
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
plumes
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
pocket-handkerchiefs
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
put
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From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
quoth
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From this reading 'Shillyshally,' quoth Mrs. Charles Morton over her brother-in-law's letter.
rights
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
round
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
set
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
Shillyshally
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From this reading 'Shillyshally,' quoth Mrs. Charles Morton over her brother-in-law's letter.
sitting-room
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
sunshade
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
three
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Does he think a mother is to be put off like that?'
train
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From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
turned
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
usually
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From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
wear
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From this reading She did not usually wear mourning, but this was an assertion of her nobility.
wearied
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
wearing
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she arrayed herself in panoply of glittering jet and nodding plumes, and set forth by train to Hurminster to assert her rights, and those of her children, armed with a black sunshade, and three pocket-handkerchiefs.
worried
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From this reading In his sitting-room, wearing his old office coat, pale, wearied, and worried, the Frank Morton, 'who could be turned round the finger of any one who knew how,' appeared at her summons.
