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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 Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
apartment
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
appeared
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From this reading She waited a long time; Mrs. Touchett appeared in no hurry to come to her.
arrival
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From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
aunt
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
begun
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
brown
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From this reading The day was dark and cold; the dusk was thick in the corners of the wide brown rooms.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
carried
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
cold
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From this reading The day was dark and cold; the dusk was thick in the corners of the wide brown rooms.
coldly
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She waited a long time; Mrs. Touchett appeared in no hurry to come to her.
conducted
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
conscious
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
corners
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From this reading The day was dark and cold; the dusk was thick in the corners of the wide brown rooms.
dark
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From this reading The day was dark and cold; the dusk was thick in the corners of the wide brown rooms.
day
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From this reading The day was dark and cold; the dusk was thick in the corners of the wide brown rooms.
drawing-room
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
dusk
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From this reading The day was dark and cold; the dusk was thick in the corners of the wide brown rooms.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
Gardencourt
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From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
grew
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
grimaces
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
grotesque
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
household
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
hurry
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From this reading She waited a long time; Mrs. Touchett appeared in no hurry to come to her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
impatient
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She waited a long time; Mrs. Touchett appeared in no hurry to come to her.
instead
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
Isabel's
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From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
kept
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She waited a long time; Mrs. Touchett appeared in no hurry to come to her.
Mrs
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
nervous
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
new
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She waited a long time; Mrs. Touchett appeared in no hurry to come to her.
objects
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
occasion
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From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
Osmond
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
own
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
quieter
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From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
rooms
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From this reading The day was dark and cold; the dusk was thick in the corners of the wide brown rooms.
scared
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
second
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From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
servants
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
show
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
shown
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
small
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
stranger
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
thick
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From this reading The day was dark and cold; the dusk was thick in the corners of the wide brown rooms.
things
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She waited a long time; Mrs. Touchett appeared in no hurry to come to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
Touchett
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
trouble
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
up
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
wait
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From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
waited
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From this reading She waited a long time; Mrs. Touchett appeared in no hurry to come to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Isabel’s arrival at Gardencourt on this second occasion was even quieter than it had been on the first.
watching
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From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Ralph Touchett kept but a small household, and to the new servants Mrs. Osmond was a stranger; so that instead of being conducted to her own apartment she was coldly shown into the drawing-room and left to wait while her name was carried up to her aunt.
wide
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From this reading The day was dark and cold; the dusk was thick in the corners of the wide brown rooms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She grew impatient at last; she grew nervous and scared--as scared as if the objects about her had begun to show for conscious things, watching her trouble with grotesque grimaces.
