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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 Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
advised
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From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
all
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From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
almost
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
amounting
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
Annie
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
Annie's
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
bedside
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
believed
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
Burton
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
certainly
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From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
certainty
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
charge
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From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
counsel
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From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
death
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
Edna
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
fact
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From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
freely
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From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
fully
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
gentle
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From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
Georgie
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
greatly
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From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
how
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From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
I've
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From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
improved
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From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
keep
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From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
kind
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From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
knew
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From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
Maude
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
much
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
mystery
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
noticed
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From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
Oakwood
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From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
once
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
Only
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
other
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
own
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From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
repelled
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From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
reticence
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
Roy
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
said
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From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
servants
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From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
settling
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From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
spoken
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
suspicion
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
talked
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From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody ought to tell him, and I’ve half a mind to do it myself,” Maude said; but Edna advised her to keep her own counsel, as after all they knew nothing certainly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
Then
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From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
together
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
truth
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
watched
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From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
wedlock
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever Georgie might have been, she was greatly improved since Annie’s death, and even the servants at Oakwood noticed how kind and gentle she was to every one around her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Only once since Annie’s death had Maude and Edna spoken together of the suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, which had come to them both as they watched Georgie Burton at Annie’s bedside.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
why
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From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
woman
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From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
worst
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From this reading Then they had talked freely, and settling one point as a fact, had wondered _when_, and _where_, and _who_, and had both repelled the worst charge which can be brought against a woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Annie had been born in wedlock, they fully believed; but if so, why so much reticence and mystery, they asked each other; and did Roy know, or would he ever know the truth?
