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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 Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
Agatha
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From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
alteration
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From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
altered
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From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
Alton
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From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
anxious
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
Brandon's
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
brief
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
Carpenter's
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
changed
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From this reading Agatha was the shyest of the three, and externally the least changed.
College
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From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
concerning
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
corresponding
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From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
discovered
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
doubt
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From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
ExpectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
externally
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From this reading Agatha was the shyest of the three, and externally the least changed.
fancied
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From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
find
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From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
following
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From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
friends
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From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
Gertrude
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From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
hope
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From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
interview
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
Jane
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From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
just
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
Lady
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha was the shyest of the three, and externally the least changed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
London
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
manner
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
meeting
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From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
met
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From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
Miss
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
more
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
much
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From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Agatha was the shyest of the three, and externally the least changed.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
opinion
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From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
parted
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From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
person
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From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
proving
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From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
shyest
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From this reading Agatha was the shyest of the three, and externally the least changed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
speech
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From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
three
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From this reading Agatha was the shyest of the three, and externally the least changed.
Thursday
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From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following Thursday Gertrude, Agatha, and Jane met for the first time since they had parted at Alton College.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
very
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From this reading She fancied herself very different from the Agatha of Alton; but it was her opinion of herself that had altered, not her person.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Agatha was the shyest of the three, and externally the least changed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was more anxious about Gertrude than about Jane, concerning whom, at a brief interview in London, she had already discovered that Lady Brandon’s manner, mind, and speech were just what Miss Carpenter’s had been.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Expecting to find a corresponding alteration in her friends, she had looked forward to the meeting with much doubt and little hope of its proving pleasant.
