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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 Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
accepted
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
all
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From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
Audrey
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From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
baffled
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From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
ceased
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
chaperon
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From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
character
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
charge
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
circumstances
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
conclusion
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
cousin
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From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
cover
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From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
Craven
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From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
Craven's
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From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
credit
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From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
daily
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From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
deal
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
death
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
enthusiasm
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From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
exception
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
facts
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From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
familiar
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From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
father's
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From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
girl
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
hitherto
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From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
hypothesis
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From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
intelligence
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From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
interest
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
lady
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
Miss
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From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
more
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From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
most
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From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
movements
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
mystery
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From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
natural
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From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
obliged
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
often
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From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
other
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
own
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From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
parents
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
people's
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
phenomena
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From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
philosopher
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From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
problem
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From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
proved
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
renewed
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From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
researches
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From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
rule
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
rules
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
satisfied
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
stress
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
surprise
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
understood
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From this reading The most familiar phenomena are often the least understood, and Miss Craven's intelligence was daily baffled by the problem of Audrey.
unfortunate
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
vague
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From this reading The girl was either a rule for herself, or the exception that proved other people's rules; and Miss Craven was obliged to rest satisfied in the vague conclusion that she had a great deal of "character."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
watch
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From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether Audrey did or did not understand herself, she was a mystery to all about her, and to none more than her father's cousin and her own chaperon, Miss Craven.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This unfortunate lady, under stress of circumstances, had accepted the charge of Audrey after her parents' death, and had never ceased to watch her movements with bewildered interest and surprise.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Daily she renewed her researches, with enthusiasm which would have done credit to a natural philosopher, but hitherto she had found no hypothesis to cover all the facts.
