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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 It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
act
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
always
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From this reading Still, he often saw her, and always carried away a charming impression of what he saw.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER INTERMISSION.
any
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
avoid
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From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
away
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From this reading Still, he often saw her, and always carried away a charming impression of what he saw.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
book
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
Bressant
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From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
carried
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From this reading Still, he often saw her, and always carried away a charming impression of what he saw.
chair
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
charming
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From this reading Still, he often saw her, and always carried away a charming impression of what he saw.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
Cornelia
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From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
down
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
entered
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
felt
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Still, he often saw her, and always carried away a charming impression of what he saw.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
high
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
impression
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From this reading Still, he often saw her, and always carried away a charming impression of what he saw.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
intercourse
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
INTERMISSION
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From this reading ANOTHER INTERMISSION.
interview
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From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
intuition
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
library
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
manner
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
mounted
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
often
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From this reading Still, he often saw her, and always carried away a charming impression of what he saw.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
Once
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
over-anxious
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
reaching
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
regarding
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
said
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
saw
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From this reading Still, he often saw her, and always carried away a charming impression of what he saw.
set
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
spirit
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
surprise
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From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
terms
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
well
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From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Once, she had mounted a chair in the library, and was in the act of reaching down a book from a high shelf, when he entered unexpectedly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was something of a surprise to Bressant, after his interview with Cornelia, that she still continued to avoid him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But, after what she had said to him, to set his mind at rest regarding the spirit and manner of their intercourse, she felt an intuition that it would be as well he should believe that she herself was not over-anxious to be on any terms with him whatever.
