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afraid
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From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
awaited
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
awhile
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From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
back
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From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
broached
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From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
business
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
changed
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From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
cleverly
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From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
day
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
days
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From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
draw
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From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
Duke
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
family
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
following
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
going
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From this reading She knew that he would lose no time in going there.
Granada
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I HAVE PERJURED MYSELF."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that he would lose no time in going there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I HAVE PERJURED MYSELF."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
important
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew that he would lose no time in going there.
intervened
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From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
knew
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From this reading She knew that he would lose no time in going there.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
Lanswell
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
Lester
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
lose
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From this reading She knew that he would lose no time in going there.
lost
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
managed
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From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
Marion
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From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
matter
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From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
most
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From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
MYSELFpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I HAVE PERJURED MYSELF."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
noon
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
once
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From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
PERJURED
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From this reading "I HAVE PERJURED MYSELF."
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
said
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From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
saying
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
sent
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
son
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From this reading In the days that intervened she managed her son most cleverly; she said little or nothing to him of Lady Marion.
sorely
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From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
staying
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
subject
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From this reading If he broached the subject, she changed it at once, saying: "Let the matter rest for awhile;" she was so sorely afraid he would draw back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
there
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
triumphant
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From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lady Lanswell was triumphant; she lost no time; before noon of the day following she had sent to the Duke of Lester saying that they were staying at Granada, and that important family business awaited him there.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew that he would lose no time in going there.
