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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 ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
accept
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From this reading ‘I don’t accept your conditions of release,’ he said.
all
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From this reading ‘Not at all--the houses have been burnt by your family’s negligence.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘They are not conditions exactly.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Not at all--the houses have been burnt by your family’s negligence.’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘Not at all--the houses have been burnt by your family’s negligence.’
beings
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
best
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
burnt
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From this reading ‘Not at all--the houses have been burnt by your family’s negligence.’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘Not at all--the houses have been burnt by your family’s negligence.’
comparatively
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
concerns
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
conditions
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From this reading ‘I don’t accept your conditions of release,’ he said.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
delicate
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
don't
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From this reading ‘I don’t accept your conditions of release,’ he said.
exactly
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From this reading ‘They are not conditions exactly.’
family's
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From this reading ‘Not at all--the houses have been burnt by your family’s negligence.’
Graye
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Not at all--the houses have been burnt by your family’s negligence.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I don’t accept your conditions of release,’ he said.
Hinton
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
houses
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From this reading ‘Not at all--the houses have been burnt by your family’s negligence.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I don’t accept your conditions of release,’ he said.
living
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
matter
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
Miss
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
negligence
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From this reading ‘Not at all--the houses have been burnt by your family’s negligence.’
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘They are not conditions exactly.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I don’t accept your conditions of release,’ he said.
opinions
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
refer
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
release
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From this reading ‘I don’t accept your conditions of release,’ he said.
remarks
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From this reading ‘Well, whatever they are not, they are very uncalled-for remarks.’
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
rights
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
said
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From this reading ‘I don’t accept your conditions of release,’ he said.
speak
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
stranger
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
subject
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Not at all--the houses have been burnt by your family’s negligence.’
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘They are not conditions exactly.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
uncalled-for
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From this reading ‘Well, whatever they are not, they are very uncalled-for remarks.’
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
very
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From this reading ‘Well, whatever they are not, they are very uncalled-for remarks.’
volunteer
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
Well
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From this reading ‘Well, whatever they are not, they are very uncalled-for remarks.’
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ‘Well, whatever they are not, they are very uncalled-for remarks.’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
wishes
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From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I don’t refer to the houses--you have of course the best of all rights to speak of that matter; but you, a stranger to me comparatively, have no right at all to volunteer opinions and wishes upon a very delicate subject, which concerns no living beings but Miss Graye, Miss Hinton, and myself.’
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I don’t accept your conditions of release,’ he said.
