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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 She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
able
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From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
allude
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From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
bed
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The blood of her being seemed sluggish in her veins.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood of her being seemed sluggish in her veins.
broach
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From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In terrible loneliness the day dragged by.
call
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
Cavanaugh
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
contractor
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not eat her luncheon.
day
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From this reading In terrible loneliness the day dragged by.
delicacy
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From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
dragged
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From this reading In terrible loneliness the day dragged by.
eat
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From this reading She could not eat her luncheon.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
going
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The blood of her being seemed sluggish in her veins.
how
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From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
illness
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In terrible loneliness the day dragged by.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
lived
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
loneliness
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From this reading In terrible loneliness the day dragged by.
luncheon
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From this reading She could not eat her luncheon.
matter
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From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
mentioned
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From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
Mrs
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not eat her luncheon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blood of her being seemed sluggish in her veins.
out
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
place
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
see
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From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood of her being seemed sluggish in her veins.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not eat her luncheon.
sluggish
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From this reading The blood of her being seemed sluggish in her veins.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In terrible loneliness the day dragged by.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In terrible loneliness the day dragged by.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
undoubted
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From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
veins
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From this reading The blood of her being seemed sluggish in her veins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, she was sure, even if she went, that she would not be able to broach a matter of such undoubted delicacy, and, unless she mentioned it, how could Mrs. Cavanaugh allude to it?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She thought of going to see Mrs. Cavanaugh, but she did not know where the contractor lived, and, as Mrs. Cavanaugh was still in bed with illness, a call would be out of place.
