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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 The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
all
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From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
alternative
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I prefer the constables and the dragging!" the heroine of Poynton had answered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
constables
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
direct
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
dishonor
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
distaste
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From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
dragged
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
dragging
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From this reading "Oh, I prefer the constables and the dragging!" the heroine of Poynton had answered.
embodied
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
exchange
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
expose
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
fastidious
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From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
Fleda
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
force
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
friends
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
gave
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
Gereth
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
grown
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
hearing
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From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
heroine
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From this reading "Oh, I prefer the constables and the dragging!" the heroine of Poynton had answered.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
house
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I prefer the constables and the dragging!" the heroine of Poynton had answered.
idea
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
informally
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
line
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
literally
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
meant
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
Mona
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From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
more
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
most
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From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
Mrs
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
now
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
observations
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
odious
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From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I prefer the constables and the dragging!" the heroine of Poynton had answered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
out
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
Owen
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From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
policy
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
Poynton
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From this reading "Oh, I prefer the constables and the dragging!" the heroine of Poynton had answered.
prefer
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From this reading "Oh, I prefer the constables and the dragging!" the heroine of Poynton had answered.
privately
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
proud
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From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
publicly
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From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
showed
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From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
shut
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
siege
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
squabble
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From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
stand
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
strange
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From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
tradition
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
up
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
very
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From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
visions
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From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
want
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From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The exchange of observations between the friends had grown very direct by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut herself up and stand a siege, or whether it was her idea to expose herself, more informally, to be dragged out of the house by constables.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I want to make Owen and Mona do everything that will be most publicly odious."
world's
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From this reading The strange thing was that, proud and fastidious all her life, she now showed so little distaste for the world's hearing of the squabble.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She gave it out that it was her one thought now to force them to a line that would dishonor them and dishonor the tradition they embodied, though Fleda was privately sure that she had visions of an alternative policy.
