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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 From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
accounted
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
Adam
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
allayed
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
anxieties
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From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
argued
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
became
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had never seen Brook devote himself to a young girl before now.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
Bowring
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
Brook
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
Clare
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
Clare's
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
clear
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
conceal
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From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
considerable
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
devote
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From this reading She had never seen Brook devote himself to a young girl before now.
elder
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
eminently
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
existed
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
fact
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
fancy
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
fears
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
frank
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From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
girl
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had never seen Brook devote himself to a young girl before now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
hotel
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
husband
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
intimacy
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
Johnstone
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From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
made
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
man
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
meeting
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
met
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
momentarily
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
mother
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never seen Brook devote himself to a young girl before now.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
now
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From this reading She had never seen Brook devote himself to a young girl before now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
once
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
opportunity
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
out
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
perfectly
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From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
perhaps
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
persons
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From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
possible
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
practical
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
revived
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
said
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
seen
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From this reading She had never seen Brook devote himself to a young girl before now.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
sought
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
trouble
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From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
two
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
up
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
walking
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
way
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From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lady Johnstone was one of those perfectly frank and honest persons who take no trouble to conceal their anxieties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the fact that when she had met him on the way up to the hotel Brook had been walking alone with Clare Bowring, she had at once argued that a considerable intimacy existed between the two.
woman
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
young
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From this reading Her meeting with Clare's mother, and her sudden fancy for the elder woman, had momentarily allayed her fears, but they revived when it became clear to her that Brook sought every possible opportunity of being alone with the young girl.
youth
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From this reading She was an eminently practical woman, as has been said, which perhaps accounted for her having made a good husband out of such a man as Adam Johnstone had been in his youth.
