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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 Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
Batch
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From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
became
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
came
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From this reading That time never came, somehow.
conceiving
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From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
credit
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From this reading Still, her solicitude for him, her pride in him, her sense that he was a great credit to her, rather waxed than waned.
Duke
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
evidently
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From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
exposition
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
falter
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
favourable
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
gone
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, her solicitude for him, her pride in him, her sense that he was a great credit to her, rather waxed than waned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
heart
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
incapable
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From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
known
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From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
made
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
manner
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
matter
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
more
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
mother
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From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
Mr
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
Mrs
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From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
Noaks
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
once
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
orphan
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
out
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
perhaps
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From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
postpone
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
pride
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From this reading Still, her solicitude for him, her pride in him, her sense that he was a great credit to her, rather waxed than waned.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
rather
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From this reading Still, her solicitude for him, her pride in him, her sense that he was a great credit to her, rather waxed than waned.
rush
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
sense
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From this reading Still, her solicitude for him, her pride in him, her sense that he was a great credit to her, rather waxed than waned.
solicitude
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From this reading Still, her solicitude for him, her pride in him, her sense that he was a great credit to her, rather waxed than waned.
some
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
somehow
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From this reading That time never came, somehow.
son
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From this reading But, perhaps because he had never known a mother, he was evidently quite incapable of conceiving either Mrs. Batch as his mother or himself as her son.
special
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, her solicitude for him, her pride in him, her sense that he was a great credit to her, rather waxed than waned.
tenants
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From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
theory
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
there
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From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
waned
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From this reading Still, her solicitude for him, her pride in him, her sense that he was a great credit to her, rather waxed than waned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
waxed
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From this reading Still, her solicitude for him, her pride in him, her sense that he was a great credit to her, rather waxed than waned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed, there was that in his manner, in his look, which made her falter, for once, in exposition of her theory--made her postpone the matter to some more favourable time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Because the Duke was an orphan, even more than because he was a Duke, her heart had with a special rush gone out to him when he and Mr. Noaks became her tenants.
