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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 the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
archness
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From this reading “Doesn’t it interest you?” asked Mrs. Penniman, with a certain timorous archness.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doesn’t it interest you?” asked Mrs. Penniman, with a certain timorous archness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
Catherine
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certain
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From this reading “Doesn’t it interest you?” asked Mrs. Penniman, with a certain timorous archness.
companion
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From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
deal
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Doesn't
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From this reading “Doesn’t it interest you?” asked Mrs. Penniman, with a certain timorous archness.
doing
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don't
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From this reading “Please say no more; please don’t follow up that subject.”
eyes
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From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
fixed
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From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
follow
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From this reading “Please say no more; please don’t follow up that subject.”
followed
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From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
ground
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From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
information
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From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
interest
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From this reading “Doesn’t it interest you?” asked Mrs. Penniman, with a certain timorous archness.
interrupting
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From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
listened
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From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
more
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From this reading “Please say no more; please don’t follow up that subject.”
Morris
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Mrs
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From this reading “Doesn’t it interest you?” asked Mrs. Penniman, with a certain timorous archness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Please say no more; please don’t follow up that subject.”
observed
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From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
pause
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From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
peculiar
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From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
Penniman
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From this reading “Doesn’t it interest you?” asked Mrs. Penniman, with a certain timorous archness.
phrase
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From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
Please
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From this reading “Please say no more; please don’t follow up that subject.”
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
proceed
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From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
quoted
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From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
received
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From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
say
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From this reading “Please say no more; please don’t follow up that subject.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
significance
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From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
spoke
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From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
subject
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From this reading “Please say no more; please don’t follow up that subject.”
suffered
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From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
then
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From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
timorous
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From this reading “Doesn’t it interest you?” asked Mrs. Penniman, with a certain timorous archness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
Townsend
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From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
up
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From this reading “Please say no more; please don’t follow up that subject.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the last phrase I have quoted was followed by a pause of peculiar significance, and then, at last, Catherine spoke.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be observed that before doing so she had received a good deal of information about Morris Townsend.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Doesn’t it interest you?” asked Mrs. Penniman, with a certain timorous archness.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Catherine had suffered her companion to proceed from point to point, and pause to pause, without interrupting her; she fixed her eyes on the ground and listened.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Doesn’t it interest you?” asked Mrs. Penniman, with a certain timorous archness.
