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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 things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
acridadjectiveUS /ˈæk.rɪd/
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
admit
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From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
admitted
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From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
aggravated
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
all
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From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
always
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
any
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
attempt
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
chance
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
characterize
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
commended
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
condition
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
contrary
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From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
cynical
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
deplored
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
described
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
Diana
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
displeasure
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From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
exactly
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From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
farm
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
fell
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
hand
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
how
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
ill
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
ill-humour
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From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
Josh
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
like
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
made
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
mockery
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
Mrs
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
now
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
other
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
permanent
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
pleasantly
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
principles
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From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
restless
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
servant
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
settled
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
sharp
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
society
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
spoken
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
Starling
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
Starling's
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From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
state
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
taken
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
There
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
things
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
tone
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
treated
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
uncomfortable
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
unrest
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
unsettle
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From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
UNSETTLED
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From this reading UNSETTLED.
up
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
very
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From this reading Her farm servant, Josh, described her as being always now in an "aggravated" state; and Diana found her society very uncomfortable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not ill-humour exactly; it was not displeasure; or if, it was displeasure at herself, but it was contrary to all Mrs. Starling's principles to admit that, and she never admitted it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So things were settled, and Mrs. Starling made no attempt to unsettle them; on the other hand, she fell into a condition of permanent unrest which I do not know how to characterize.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
word
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From this reading There was never a word spoken pleasantly, by any chance, about anything; good was not commended, and ill was not deplored; but both, good and ill, were taken up in the same sharp, acrid, cynical tone, or treated with the like restless mockery.
