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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 He too might have had a hint!
ago
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From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
Andrew
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From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
away
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From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
close
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From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
died
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From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
Duncombe
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From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
emancipation
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From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
English
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From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
entered
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From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
FRIEND
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From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
hand
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From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He too might have had a hint!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
hint
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From this reading He too might have had a hint!
hour
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From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
impatience
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From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
lips
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From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
manifest
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From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
Marquise
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From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He too might have had a hint!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
OLD
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From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
only
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From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
Pelham
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From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
perhaps
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From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
Phyllis
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From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
room
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From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
saw
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From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
see
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From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
sent
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From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
smile
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From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
too
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From this reading He too might have had a hint!
true
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From this reading It was true that she had sent him away, but only an hour ago the Marquise had told her that her emancipation was close at hand.
waiting
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From this reading An English gentleman, she had been told, was waiting to see her, and she had thought of no one but Duncombe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
well
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From this reading AN OLD FRIEND It was perhaps as well for Andrew Pelham that he could not see Phyllis' look as she entered the room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little smile, however, died away from her lips as she saw who was waiting for her with such manifest impatience.
