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agitated
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
arrival
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From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
AUBREY
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From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
came
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From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
closeted
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From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
coupling
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
departure
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From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
Evelyn
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From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
event
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
greatly
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Could he love her,--her, so young, so inferior, so uninformed?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
honourable
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From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
Impossible
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From this reading Impossible!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
inferior
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From this reading Could he love her,--her, so young, so inferior, so uninformed?
inspired
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
intelligence
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
lordship
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From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
love
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From this reading Could he love her,--her, so young, so inferior, so uninformed?
Maltravers
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From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
news
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From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
night
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
please
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From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
previous
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
sentiments
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
simultaneous
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From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Could he love her,--her, so young, so inferior, so uninformed?
Sol
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From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
solemn
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
Stranger
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From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
talking
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From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
there
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From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
uninformed
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From this reading Could he love her,--her, so young, so inferior, so uninformed?
unnerved
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
whole
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From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
Why
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From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AUBREY had been closeted with Evelyn the whole morning; and, simultaneous with his arrival, came to her the news of the departure of Maltravers.
wonder
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
words
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From this reading It was an intelligence that greatly agitated and unnerved her; and, coupling that event with his solemn words on the previous night, Evelyn asked herself, in wonder, what sentiments she could have inspired in Maltravers.
young
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From this reading Could he love her,--her, so young, so inferior, so uninformed?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sol._ Why, please your honourable lordship, we were talking here and there,--this and that.--_The Stranger_.
