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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 Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
affected
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
all
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you think it generous to come and scoff at her, of course she has no defence; you will be glad to know that."
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If you think it generous to come and scoff at her, of course she has no defence; you will be glad to know that."
Basil
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
battery
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From this reading "Dear Miss Chancellor, if you are not a defence--a battery of many guns!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
call
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
Chancellor
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From this reading "Dear Miss Chancellor, if you are not a defence--a battery of many guns!"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you think it generous to come and scoff at her, of course she has no defence; you will be glad to know that."
conciliatory
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
contained
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From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you think it generous to come and scoff at her, of course she has no defence; you will be glad to know that."
Dear
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From this reading "Dear Miss Chancellor, if you are not a defence--a battery of many guns!"
defence
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From this reading "If you think it generous to come and scoff at her, of course she has no defence; you will be glad to know that."
element
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From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
entreaty
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From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
evening
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
generous
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From this reading "If you think it generous to come and scoff at her, of course she has no defence; you will be glad to know that."
given
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
glad
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From this reading "If you think it generous to come and scoff at her, of course she has no defence; you will be glad to know that."
guns
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From this reading "Dear Miss Chancellor, if you are not a defence--a battery of many guns!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
how
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you think it generous to come and scoff at her, of course she has no defence; you will be glad to know that."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
information
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
interesting
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
many
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From this reading "Dear Miss Chancellor, if you are not a defence--a battery of many guns!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
Miss
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
moment
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
necessary
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
notice
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
Olive
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
pretend
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From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
prove
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From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
purpose
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
really
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From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
remark
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
said
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
scoff
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From this reading "If you think it generous to come and scoff at her, of course she has no defence; you will be glad to know that."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
sympathy
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From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
Tarrant
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
thank
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
tone
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From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
touched
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
touching
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From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
visit
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
why
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From this reading Olive took no notice of his remark as to how she herself might be affected by his visit; but she asked in a moment why he should think it necessary to call on Miss Tarrant.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you think it generous to come and scoff at her, of course she has no defence; you will be glad to know that."
wish
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From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know not whether Basil was touched, but he said, with every appearance of a conciliatory purpose--"I wish to thank her for all the interesting information she has given me this evening."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know you are not in sympathy," she added, in a tone which contained a really touching element of entreaty that he would not even pretend to prove he was.
