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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 She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
anon
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
any
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From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
appeal
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
arrived
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From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
calm
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From this reading She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
captors
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From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
cause
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
depression
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
disconnected
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
doubt
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From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
explaining
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From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
eyes
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
father
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From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
felt
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From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
Grace
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From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
home
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From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
hours
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From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
later
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From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
learned
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From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
manifest
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
mother
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
motive
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From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
now
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From this reading She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
occasioned
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From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
pale
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From this reading She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
Philip
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
sad
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From this reading She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
sadness
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From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
say
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From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
see
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
stole
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
telephoned
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From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sadness was not occasioned by any doubt she felt about her father.
there
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From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
troubled
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
Two
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From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
uneasy
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From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
very
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From this reading She was still pale, but very calm now, though a little sad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
well
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From this reading She had telephoned home and learned that he had arrived there and was well, and had nothing but good to say of his captors.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No, there was another cause for her manifest depression, a cause not disconnected with Philip, toward whom her eyes ever and anon stole with an uneasy appeal which her mother would have been troubled to see.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_So that was your motive_" Two hours later Grace was explaining herself.
