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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 _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
acquaintanceship
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From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTIVATED AGAIN.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
apparently
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
bloom
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
bright
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
called
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From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
CAPTIVATED
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From this reading CAPTIVATED AGAIN.
carried
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
clear
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
company
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From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
dear
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From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
early
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
easily
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From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
escaping
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From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
eyes
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
face
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
formed
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From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
forty
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
friend
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From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
intellectual
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
introduced
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From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
lady
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From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
less
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From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
like
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From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
Lloyd
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From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
manners
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
Mrs
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From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
musical
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
once
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From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
past
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
penetrating
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
restless
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
sickness
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
spare
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
stolen
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
subdued
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
Talbot
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From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
tall
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
thirty
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
verge
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
very
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From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
voice
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
week
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From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
winning
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From this reading Mrs. Lloyd was a tall, spare woman, with an intellectual face, bright, restless, penetrating eyes, a clear musical voice, subdued, but winning manners.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In less than a week she called again, and this time in company with another lady, a Mrs. Lloyd, whom she introduced as a very dear friend.
woman
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From this reading _BUT_ it is not so easily escaping from a woman like Mrs. Talbot, when an acquaintanceship is once formed.
womanhood
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From this reading She was a little past thirty, though sickness of body or mind had stolen the bloom of early womanhood, and carried her forward, apparently, to the verge of forty.
