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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 "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
allotted
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From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
also
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From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
always
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
breakfast
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From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the word "marriage" her nostrils quivered, but she said nothing.
ceremonious
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
chair
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From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
contemptuous
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
dealings
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
door
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From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
finishing
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From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
Francis
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From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
just
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From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
Markrute
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From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
marriage
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From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
most
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
niece
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From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
nostrils
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From this reading At the word "marriage" her nostrils quivered, but she said nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At the word "marriage" her nostrils quivered, but she said nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
personal
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From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
politeness
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
quivered
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From this reading At the word "marriage" her nostrils quivered, but she said nothing.
rather
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From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
resentful
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
rose
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
said
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
saw
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From this reading Francis Markrute also saw his niece at breakfast--or rather--just after it.
seated
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From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
settle
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From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
sitting-room
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From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
tapped
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From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
then
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
upstairs
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From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
use
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From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
used
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
waved
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From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was finishing hers in the little upstairs sitting-room which he had allotted to her for her personal use, when he tapped at the door and asked if he might come in.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
word
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From this reading At the word "marriage" her nostrils quivered, but she said nothing.
yes
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From this reading She said "yes," and then rose, with the ceremonious politeness she always used in her dealings with him--contemptuous, resentful politeness for the most part.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have come to settle the details of your marriage," he said, while he waved her to be seated again and took a chair himself.
