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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
altogether
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From this reading And she made two answers to herself--two answers which were altogether distinct and contradictory one of the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
answers
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From this reading And she made two answers to herself--two answers which were altogether distinct and contradictory one of the other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
AUNT
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From this reading CAPTAIN AYLMER'S PROMISE TO HIS AUNT.
Aylmer
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From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
AYLMER'S
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From this reading CAPTAIN AYLMER'S PROMISE TO HIS AUNT.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
bedroom
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From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN AYLMER'S PROMISE TO HIS AUNT.
Clara
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From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
contradictory
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From this reading And she made two answers to herself--two answers which were altogether distinct and contradictory one of the other.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
dearest
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From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
deceitful
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
decided
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
distinct
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From this reading And she made two answers to herself--two answers which were altogether distinct and contradictory one of the other.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
fond
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
friends
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From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
fulfilling
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN AYLMER'S PROMISE TO HIS AUNT.
hopes
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
intended
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
intention
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
leaving
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From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
made
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From this reading And she made two answers to herself--two answers which were altogether distinct and contradictory one of the other.
meaning
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
meant
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From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
more
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From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
much
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From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And she made two answers to herself--two answers which were altogether distinct and contradictory one of the other.
other
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From this reading And she made two answers to herself--two answers which were altogether distinct and contradictory one of the other.
PROMISE
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From this reading CAPTAIN AYLMER'S PROMISE TO HIS AUNT.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
raise
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
said
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
saying
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From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
soft
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
soon
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From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
suited
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
telling
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From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
then
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From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
things
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN AYLMER'S PROMISE TO HIS AUNT.
two
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From this reading And she made two answers to herself--two answers which were altogether distinct and contradictory one of the other.
vanity
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From this reading At first she decided that he had said so much and no more because he was deceitful--because it suited his vanity to raise hopes which he had no intention of fulfilling--because he was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course Clara asked herself that question as soon as she was alone in her bedroom, after leaving Captain Aylmer below.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And she made two answers to herself--two answers which were altogether distinct and contradictory one of the other.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had Captain Aylmer meant by telling her that they might be the dearest friends--by saying so much as that, and then saying no more?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And she made two answers to herself--two answers which were altogether distinct and contradictory one of the other.
