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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 AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
able
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From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
acknowledge
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From this reading She would not acknowledge to him that hope was small.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
almost
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
arms
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
calmed
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From this reading Perhaps his deliberate detailed speech calmed her.
came
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
controlled
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From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
Crowborough
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
delay
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From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
deliberate
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From this reading Perhaps his deliberate detailed speech calmed her.
detailed
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From this reading Perhaps his deliberate detailed speech calmed her.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
earlier
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From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
effort
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From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
ENDING
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
explain
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From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
father
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From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
find
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From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
fully
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From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps his deliberate detailed speech calmed her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
hope
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From this reading She would not acknowledge to him that hope was small.
house
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From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
immediately
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
Lord
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
mother
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From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
Norman
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From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
Norman's
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
Pamela
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps his deliberate detailed speech calmed her.
regret
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From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
room
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
small
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From this reading She would not acknowledge to him that hope was small.
sobbing
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From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
speech
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From this reading Perhaps his deliberate detailed speech calmed her.
talk
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From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She would not acknowledge to him that hope was small.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING Pamela was sobbing in Norman's arms when Lord Crowborough came into the room almost immediately after him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
why
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From this reading Lord Crowborough was in great distress, but he had to explain fully why he had not been able to come earlier, and to express his regret at the delay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She controlled herself with a great effort, and found herself able to talk to Lord Crowborough, while Norman went to find his father and mother, who were both in the house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not acknowledge to him that hope was small.
