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accident
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From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
afterwards
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From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
Alice
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From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
Anne
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From this reading Mr. John Grey in Queen Anne Street.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
arm
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From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
begging
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From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
borne
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From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
cousin
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From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
eloquent
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From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
father
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From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
father's
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From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
George
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From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
Grey
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From this reading Mr. John Grey in Queen Anne Street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
hall
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From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
hand
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From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
heard
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From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
how
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From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. John Grey in Queen Anne Street.
John
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From this reading Mr. John Grey in Queen Anne Street.
Kate
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From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
keep
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From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
learned
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From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
lines
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From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
more
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From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. John Grey in Queen Anne Street.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
Pallisers
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From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
pay
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From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
promise
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From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
Queen
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From this reading Mr. John Grey in Queen Anne Street.
rather
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From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
read
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From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
resolved
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From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
showing
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From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
started
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From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
Street
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From this reading Mr. John Grey in Queen Anne Street.
subject
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From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
surmises
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From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
three
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From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
too
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From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
truth
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From this reading Alice had learned something of the truth as to the accident from her father; or, rather, had heard her father's surmises on the subject.
uninjured
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From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
visit
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From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
Westmoreland
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From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She had heard, too, how her cousin George had borne himself when the will was read, and how he had afterwards disappeared, never showing himself again at the hall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Alice was resolved that she would keep her promise to Kate, and pay her visit to Westmoreland before she started with the Pallisers.
written
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From this reading Kate had written to her three lines with her left hand, begging her to come, and those three lines had been more eloquent than anything she could have written had her right arm been uninjured.
