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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 And this again was a fertile source of self-tormenting.
absent
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From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this again was a fertile source of self-tormenting.
Algernon
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From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
Algernon's
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
any
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From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
attempts
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
Bell
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
Blue
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
Bodkin's
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
Castalia
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
cause
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
day
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
depository
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
discovery
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
excuses
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From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
fertile
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From this reading And this again was a fertile source of self-tormenting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
frequently
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
honoured
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
husband
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
husband's
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
incited
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
learned
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
led
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
luncheon
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
made
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From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
middle
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
Minnie
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
much
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
note
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
office
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
other
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
papers
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
personal
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
plea
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From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
post-office
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From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
pretence
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From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
pry
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
really
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
reason
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From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
secretaire
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
see
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From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
self-tormenting
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From this reading And this again was a fertile source of self-tormenting.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
some
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From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
source
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From this reading And this again was a fertile source of self-tormenting.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
superintendence
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this again was a fertile source of self-tormenting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The discovery of Minnie Bodkin's note in Algernon's secretaire at the office had incited Castalia to make some other attempts to pry into that depository of her husband's papers.
wanting
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From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading She made excuses to step into the post-office whenever she had any reason for thinking Algernon was absent.
Whitford
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From this reading She had learned that her husband frequently went into the "Blue Bell," to have luncheon, in the middle of the day; and that, from one cause or another, the Whitford Post-office was not really honoured with so much of his personal superintendence as she had been led to suppose.
wishing
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From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sometimes it was with the pretence of wishing to see him, sometimes on the plea of wanting to rest.
