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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 MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
aloof
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
amends
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
answer
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
any
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
Big
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
Blount
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
city
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From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
continuing
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
covertly
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From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
DECHERD
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
departure
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From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
dozen
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
Eddring
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From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
Ellison
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison was rarely visible about the house.
enough
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
HENRY
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
House
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
ignoring
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
indeed
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From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
John
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From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
LADY
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
made
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
matters
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From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
MISS
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
moody
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison was rarely visible about the house.
now
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From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
particular
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
plausible
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
practically
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
presence
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
pride
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
rarely
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison was rarely visible about the house.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
taken
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From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
There
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From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
touched
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
visible
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison was rarely visible about the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Ellison was rarely visible about the house.
ways
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
Why
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
