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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 A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
authorship
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
banished
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From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
bearing
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
brother's
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From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
cannot
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From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
convenient
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From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
Countess
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From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
curious
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From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
dated
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
days
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From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
deal
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From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
duties
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From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
England
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
felt
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From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
Gardencourt
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
hospitality
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From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
incident
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
insecurity
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From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
Isabel
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
like
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From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
many
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From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
Mrs
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
only
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From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
other
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From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
out
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From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
Ralph
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From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
ran
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From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
received
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
say
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From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
see
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From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
stamp
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
talk
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From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
telegram
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
tenure
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From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
Touchett's
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
used
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From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
week
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
Wishes
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From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
wonder
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From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
you've
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From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
