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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 on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
Adela
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
awaited
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From this reading But a great shock awaited them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
Bertha
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a great shock awaited them.
came
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
day
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
door
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From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
down
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
Eden
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From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
Eden's
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From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a great shock awaited them.
hall
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From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
heard
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From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Come in, Eden,' scolded Bertha, in her impatience.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
hopeful
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
impatience
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From this reading 'Come in, Eden,' scolded Bertha, in her impatience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
inquiry
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
Lady
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
met
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From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
more
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
Mrs
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From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
pale
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From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
parlour-maid
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From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
previous
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
recovery
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
say
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
scolded
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From this reading 'Come in, Eden,' scolded Bertha, in her impatience.
setting
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
shock
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From this reading But a great shock awaited them.
sobs
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From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
tearful
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From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
tempest
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From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But a great shock awaited them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
Thursday
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
visit
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
Whitsun-week
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From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
