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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 There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
active
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
admitted
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
away
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From this reading She must go and see Pansy; from her she couldn’t turn away.
begin
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From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
conference
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
convent
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
couldn't
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From this reading She must go and see Pansy; from her she couldn’t turn away.
Countess
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
decisive
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
devoted
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
discreet
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
drove
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
evening
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading After this she thought (except of her journey) only of one thing.
five
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
floor
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She must go and see Pansy; from her she couldn’t turn away.
genial
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
given
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From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
go
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From this reading She must go and see Pansy; from her she couldn’t turn away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
high
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
Isabel
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After this she thought (except of her journey) only of one thing.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
maid
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must go and see Pansy; from her she couldn’t turn away.
narrow
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
Navona
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
o'clock
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
obsequious
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After this she thought (except of her journey) only of one thing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After this she thought (except of her journey) only of one thing.
only
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From this reading After this she thought (except of her journey) only of one thing.
Osmond
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From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
Pansy
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From this reading She must go and see Pansy; from her she couldn’t turn away.
Paris
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
person
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
Piazza
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
portress
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
quarter
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
rapid
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
see
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From this reading She must go and see Pansy; from her she couldn’t turn away.
seen
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From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After this she thought (except of her journey) only of one thing.
soon
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From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
street
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From this reading She drove at five o’clock to a high floor in a narrow street in the quarter of the Piazza Navona, and was admitted by the portress of the convent, a genial and obsequious person.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
There
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this she thought (except of her journey) only of one thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this she thought (except of her journey) only of one thing.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this she thought (except of her journey) only of one thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
too
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From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
train
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
Turin
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From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
turn
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From this reading She must go and see Pansy; from her she couldn’t turn away.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a train for Turin and Paris that evening; and after the Countess had left her Isabel had a rapid and decisive conference with her maid, who was discreet, devoted and active.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She had not seen her yet, as Osmond had given her to understand that it was too soon to begin.
