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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 But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
able
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
accident
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
admonitions
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From this reading But now that it was done, she hurried Katie off to bed, not without many admonitions.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
All
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From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
authority
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
bed
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
Charley
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From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
Charley's
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
COLLOQUIES
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From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
conversation
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From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
Cottage
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
distasteful
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now that it was done, she hurried Katie off to bed, not without many admonitions.
drawing-room
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From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
enable
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
exercise
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
felt
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
further
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From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
go
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
heard
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
hero
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From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
hurried
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From this reading But now that it was done, she hurried Katie off to bed, not without many admonitions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
just
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From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
Katie
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
limits
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
made
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From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
many
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From this reading But now that it was done, she hurried Katie off to bed, not without many admonitions.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
night
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From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
now
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From this reading But now that it was done, she hurried Katie off to bed, not without many admonitions.
obliged
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From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
off
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From this reading But now that it was done, she hurried Katie off to bed, not without many admonitions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
postponed
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
read
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From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
reading
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
seen
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
seldom
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
snub
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From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
species
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
story
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
SURBITON
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From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
ungracious
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From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
very
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From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SURBITON COLLOQUIES All further conversation in the drawing-room was forbidden for that night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It would moreover have been very ungracious to snub Charley's manuscript, just when Charley had made himself such a hero; and she had, therefore, been obliged to read it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
willingly
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But she was not able to do so without an exercise of a species of authority which was distasteful to her, and which was very seldom heard, seen, or felt within the limits of Surbiton Cottage.
Woodward
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would have willingly postponed the reading of Charley's story so as to enable Katie to go to bed after the accident, had she been able to do so.
