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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 after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
acquaintances
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From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
allowed
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From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'Unsound mind,' indeed She was no more of unsound mind than _I_ am!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
attitudes
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From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
brougham
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From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
church
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From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
congregation
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From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
consequential
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From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
daylight
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From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
depend
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From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
eagerness
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From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
heavy
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From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Unsound mind,' indeed She was no more of unsound mind than _I_ am!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
indeed
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From this reading 'Unsound mind,' indeed She was no more of unsound mind than _I_ am!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
lady
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From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
meditation
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From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Unsound mind,' indeed She was no more of unsound mind than _I_ am!"
more
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From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
Mrs
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From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
Mumbray
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From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'Unsound mind,' indeed She was no more of unsound mind than _I_ am!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Unsound mind,' indeed She was no more of unsound mind than _I_ am!"
offered
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From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
place
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From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
profound
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From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
round
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From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
said
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From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Unsound mind,' indeed She was no more of unsound mind than _I_ am!"
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
strains
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From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
streamed
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From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
Tenterden
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From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
there's
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From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was after church, and Mrs. Mumbray, alone this morning, had offered the heavy lady a place in her brougham.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
topic
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From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
unconsecrated
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From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
Unsound
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From this reading 'Unsound mind,' indeed She was no more of unsound mind than _I_ am!"
up
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From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
voluntary
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From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Unsound mind,' indeed She was no more of unsound mind than _I_ am!"
way
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From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, depend upon it," said Mrs. Tenterden, in her heavy, consequential way, "there's more behind than _we_ shall ever know!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Never was such eagerness for the strains of the voluntary which allowed them to start up from attitudes of profound meditation, and look round for their acquaintances.
whole
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From this reading The whole congregation had but one topic as they streamed into the unconsecrated daylight.
