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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
all
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From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
any
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From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
become
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
Blint
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From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
Charlotte
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From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
clear
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
consciousness
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From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
day
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
didn't
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She has enough to do to guard her own glass.
doing
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From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
else's
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From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
enough
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From this reading She has enough to do to guard her own glass.
evening
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
eyes
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
Fanny
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From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
glass
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From this reading She has enough to do to guard her own glass.
got
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
guard
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From this reading She has enough to do to guard her own glass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has enough to do to guard her own glass.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
helped
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From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
inasmuch
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
kept
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From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
late
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
lost
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From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
Matcham
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From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
Mr
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From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
off
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From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
own
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From this reading She has enough to do to guard her own glass.
perhaps
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From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
Prince
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From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
promptness
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From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
put
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
rather
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From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
ridiculous
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From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
said
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From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
simply
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From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
stones
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From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
throw
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From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
together
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
traceable
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From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
wasn't
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From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They put in together, therefore, of course, that day; they got it clear--and quite under her eyes; inasmuch as they didn't become traceable again, as we know, till late in the evening."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That was what she was doing," Fanny said, "that last morning at Matcham when all of us went off and she kept the Prince and Charlotte over.
windows
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From this reading "The consciousness"--she had never lost her promptness--"of having no stones to throw at any one else's windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She helped them simply that she might herself be helped--if it wasn't perhaps, rather, with her ridiculous Mr. Blint, that HE might be.
