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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 Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROMANCE AND REALITY.
anxious
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From this reading The delighted curiosity of the O’Shaughnessys and the anxious concern of Captain Temple were equally unknown to her.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading It did not occur to her that anyone but herself knew anything about him.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It did not occur to her that anyone but herself knew anything about him.
awakening
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It did not occur to her that anyone but herself knew anything about him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The delighted curiosity of the O’Shaughnessys and the anxious concern of Captain Temple were equally unknown to her.
commotion
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
concern
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From this reading The delighted curiosity of the O’Shaughnessys and the anxious concern of Captain Temple were equally unknown to her.
curiosity
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From this reading The delighted curiosity of the O’Shaughnessys and the anxious concern of Captain Temple were equally unknown to her.
delighted
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From this reading The delighted curiosity of the O’Shaughnessys and the anxious concern of Captain Temple were equally unknown to her.
developing
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not occur to her that anyone but herself knew anything about him.
echo
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
emotion
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The delighted curiosity of the O’Shaughnessys and the anxious concern of Captain Temple were equally unknown to her.
excitement
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From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
father
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From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
feelings
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It did not occur to her that anyone but herself knew anything about him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did not occur to her that anyone but herself knew anything about him.
intimation
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From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not occur to her that anyone but herself knew anything about him.
knew
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From this reading It did not occur to her that anyone but herself knew anything about him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
Lottie
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From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
made
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From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
meeting
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
moved
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
Mr
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From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
music
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
nature
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
neighbours
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From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not occur to her that anyone but herself knew anything about him.
O'Shaughnessys
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From this reading The delighted curiosity of the O’Shaughnessys and the anxious concern of Captain Temple were equally unknown to her.
occur
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From this reading It did not occur to her that anyone but herself knew anything about him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
REALITY
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From this reading ROMANCE AND REALITY.
Ridsdale
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From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
risen
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From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
ROMANCE
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From this reading ROMANCE AND REALITY.
sentiment
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
Temple
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From this reading The delighted curiosity of the O’Shaughnessys and the anxious concern of Captain Temple were equally unknown to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
thrill
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From this reading Her mind was still moved by an echo of the sentiment of their last meeting--a thrill of emotion half from the music, half from the awakening feelings, the curiosity, the commotion of her developing nature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
unconscious
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From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
unknown
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From this reading The delighted curiosity of the O’Shaughnessys and the anxious concern of Captain Temple were equally unknown to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The delighted curiosity of the O’Shaughnessys and the anxious concern of Captain Temple were equally unknown to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lottie was entirely unconscious of the intimation that had been made to her father, and of the excitement which had risen among her neighbours about Mr. Ridsdale.
