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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 Vargrave's death served also to relieve Maltravers from a most anxious embarrassment.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IF we do meet again, why, we shall smile.--_Julius Caesar_.
Alice
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From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
also
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From this reading Vargrave's death served also to relieve Maltravers from a most anxious embarrassment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE interview with Evelyn was long and painful.
anxious
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From this reading Vargrave's death served also to relieve Maltravers from a most anxious embarrassment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
break
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
Caesar
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From this reading IF we do meet again, why, we shall smile.--_Julius Caesar_.
constraint
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
deadened
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
death
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
degraded
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From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading IF we do meet again, why, we shall smile.--_Julius Caesar_.
embarrassment
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From this reading Vargrave's death served also to relieve Maltravers from a most anxious embarrassment.
Evelyn
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From this reading THE interview with Evelyn was long and painful.
excitement
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
eyes
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From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
fear
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From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
followed
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Vargrave's death served also to relieve Maltravers from a most anxious embarrassment.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IF we do meet again, why, we shall smile.--_Julius Caesar_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
interview
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From this reading THE interview with Evelyn was long and painful.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
Julius
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From this reading IF we do meet again, why, we shall smile.--_Julius Caesar_.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE interview with Evelyn was long and painful.
longer
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From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
Lord
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
made
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
Maltravers
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
meet
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From this reading IF we do meet again, why, we shall smile.--_Julius Caesar_.
most
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From this reading Vargrave's death served also to relieve Maltravers from a most anxious embarrassment.
much
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
news
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
painful
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From this reading THE interview with Evelyn was long and painful.
relieve
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From this reading Vargrave's death served also to relieve Maltravers from a most anxious embarrassment.
removed
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
reserved
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
served
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From this reading Vargrave's death served also to relieve Maltravers from a most anxious embarrassment.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading IF we do meet again, why, we shall smile.--_Julius Caesar_.
shocked
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
smile
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From this reading IF we do meet again, why, we shall smile.--_Julius Caesar_.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE interview with Evelyn was long and painful.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
topic
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
unspeakably
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
Vargrave
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From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
Vargrave's
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From this reading Vargrave's death served also to relieve Maltravers from a most anxious embarrassment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE interview with Evelyn was long and painful.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IF we do meet again, why, we shall smile.--_Julius Caesar_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was reserved for Maltravers to break to her the news of the sudden death of Lord Vargrave, which shocked her unspeakably; and this, which made their first topic, removed much constraint and deadened much excitement in those which followed.
why
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From this reading IF we do meet again, why, we shall smile.--_Julius Caesar_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE interview with Evelyn was long and painful.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He need no longer fear that Alice would be degraded in the eyes of Evelyn.
