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all
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
assurance
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
call
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From this reading He may know I call him that!”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
care
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From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
childhood's
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From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
conferring
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From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
dropping
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From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
girl
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
give
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
guess
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From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
hope
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From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
hour
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From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
Hyacinth
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
I've
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From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
indulgences
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From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
insensibility
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
judged
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From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He may know I call him that!”
laugh
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From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
like
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From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
love
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may know I call him that!”
Millicent
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From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
MindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
Miss
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From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
permissions
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From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
protests
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
purpose
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From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
Pynsent
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From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
said
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
sat
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From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
see
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From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
shame
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From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
showed
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
showroom
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From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
successively
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From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
sweetheart
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From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
tacit
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From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
tea
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From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
there's
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From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
wanting
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From this reading You can tell him I sat an hour, on purpose, if you like; there’s no shame in my wanting to see my childhood’s sweetheart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Millicent continued with her showroom laugh, as Miss Pynsent judged it to be; conferring these permissions, successively, as if they were great indulgences.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I don’t care if you do guess that if I’ve stopped so long it was in the hope he would be dropping in to his tea.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mind you give my love to Hyacinth,” the girl said with an assurance which showed all her insensibility to tacit protests.
