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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 "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
angry
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From this reading It was difficult to be angry with one whose perversity made her so evidently wretched.
any
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
argue
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
argued
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
aspect
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was difficult to be angry with one whose perversity made her so evidently wretched.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
deal
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
Delia
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
difficult
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From this reading It was difficult to be angry with one whose perversity made her so evidently wretched.
evidently
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From this reading It was difficult to be angry with one whose perversity made her so evidently wretched.
exasperation
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From this reading Madeleine's tone was one of suppressed exasperation.
feelings
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
fire
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
general
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From this reading Exasperation rather with the general nature of things than with Delia.
girl's
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
got
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
guest's
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
happiness
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
heat
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
intolerable
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was difficult to be angry with one whose perversity made her so evidently wretched.
Lady
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
looking
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
made
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From this reading It was difficult to be angry with one whose perversity made her so evidently wretched.
Madeleine's
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From this reading Madeleine's tone was one of suppressed exasperation.
more
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
mustn't
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
nature
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From this reading Exasperation rather with the general nature of things than with Delia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
perversity
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From this reading It was difficult to be angry with one whose perversity made her so evidently wretched.
power
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
rather
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From this reading Exasperation rather with the general nature of things than with Delia.
said
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
seated
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
suppressed
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From this reading Madeleine's tone was one of suppressed exasperation.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Exasperation rather with the general nature of things than with Delia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
things
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From this reading Exasperation rather with the general nature of things than with Delia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was difficult to be angry with one whose perversity made her so evidently wretched.
Tonbridge
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
Tonbridge's
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
tone
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From this reading Madeleine's tone was one of suppressed exasperation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
weary
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
white
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was difficult to be angry with one whose perversity made her so evidently wretched.
Winnington's
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
woman
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From this reading But as to the "intolerable woman" who had got the girl's conscience--and Winnington's happiness--in her power, Lady Tonbridge's feelings were at a white heat.
wore
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From this reading "So I mustn't argue any more?" said Lady Tonbridge, looking at Delia, who was seated by her guest's fire, and wore the weary aspect of one who had already been argued with a good deal.
wretched
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From this reading It was difficult to be angry with one whose perversity made her so evidently wretched.
