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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 It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
abroad
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according
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actions
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affecting
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From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
animadversion
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From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
any
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From this reading Mr. Obadiah Gibbs, who could have told more than any one on the latter head, was not given to talking.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
arresting
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From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
assumed
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From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
atmospheric
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attention
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From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
barometer
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From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
change
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From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
conditions
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correspondence
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From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
distorting
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From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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Errington
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examining
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fact
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From this reading Yet the fact oozed out.
following
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
forms
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From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
Gibbs
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From this reading Mr. Obadiah Gibbs, who could have told more than any one on the latter head, was not given to talking.
given
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got
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
habit
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Obadiah Gibbs, who could have told more than any one on the latter head, was not given to talking.
head
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From this reading Mr. Obadiah Gibbs, who could have told more than any one on the latter head, was not given to talking.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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how
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husband
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From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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latter
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less
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From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
mediums
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From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
more
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Mr
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From this reading Mr. Obadiah Gibbs, who could have told more than any one on the latter head, was not given to talking.
Mrs
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From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Obadiah Gibbs, who could have told more than any one on the latter head, was not given to talking.
Obadiah
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From this reading Mr. Obadiah Gibbs, who could have told more than any one on the latter head, was not given to talking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Obadiah Gibbs, who could have told more than any one on the latter head, was not given to talking.
oozed
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From this reading Yet the fact oozed out.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
out
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From this reading Yet the fact oozed out.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
possible
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private
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spying
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subjected
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talking
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From this reading Mr. Obadiah Gibbs, who could have told more than any one on the latter head, was not given to talking.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Obadiah Gibbs, who could have told more than any one on the latter head, was not given to talking.
town
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unusual
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From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
variety
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From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
watching
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From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It assumed, of course, a great variety of forms and colours, according to the more or less distorting mediums through which it passed.
Whitford
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From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who could tell how it got abroad in the town that young Mrs. Errington was in the habit of following her husband about; of watching him, spying on his actions, and examining his private correspondence?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was no more possible to do anything unusual in Whitford without arresting attention, and being subjected to animadversion, than it was possible for atmospheric conditions to change without affecting the barometer.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the fact oozed out.
young
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