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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 He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
affections
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From this reading The previous claimant to Aubrey Leigh’s affections had been “the woman,” no more, to his consciousness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
Aubrey
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From this reading The previous claimant to Aubrey Leigh’s affections had been “the woman,” no more, to his consciousness.
Bee's
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From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
business
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
claimant
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From this reading The previous claimant to Aubrey Leigh’s affections had been “the woman,” no more, to his consciousness.
Colonel
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From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
concerning
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
consciousness
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From this reading The previous claimant to Aubrey Leigh’s affections had been “the woman,” no more, to his consciousness.
daughter
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
existed
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no remembrance of the name.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
justice
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From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
Kingsward
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From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
Leigh's
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From this reading The previous claimant to Aubrey Leigh’s affections had been “the woman,” no more, to his consciousness.
man
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
marry
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
more
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From this reading The previous claimant to Aubrey Leigh’s affections had been “the woman,” no more, to his consciousness.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no remembrance of the name.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no remembrance of the name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
notice
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From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
now
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had no remembrance of the name.
outburst
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From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
permit
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
previous
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From this reading The previous claimant to Aubrey Leigh’s affections had been “the woman,” no more, to his consciousness.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
remembrance
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From this reading He had no remembrance of the name.
story
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
surprise
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From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
taken
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From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had no remembrance of the name.
there
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
unimportant
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From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TO do Colonel Kingsward justice, he was taken entirely by surprise by Bee’s outburst.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
wholly
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From this reading The name had been wholly unimportant to him even at the time when it had come under his notice.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
woman
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From this reading The previous claimant to Aubrey Leigh’s affections had been “the woman,” no more, to his consciousness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
young
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From this reading He did not remember anything about the business now, except that there was a story about a woman, and that he would not permit his young daughter to marry a man concerning whom such a story existed.
