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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 Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
able
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From this reading Might not Patty Ringrose be able and willing to solve for him the riddle of Eve's existence?
acquaintance
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From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
amusement
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From this reading How did Eve Madeley contrive to lead this life of leisure and amusement?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How did Eve Madeley contrive to lead this life of leisure and amusement?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Was she engaged to be married to the man who met her at the Exhibition?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was she engaged to be married to the man who met her at the Exhibition?
behaviour
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From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
company
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From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
contrive
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From this reading How did Eve Madeley contrive to lead this life of leisure and amusement?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did Eve Madeley contrive to lead this life of leisure and amusement?
engaged
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Eve
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Eve's
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Exhibition
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existence
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explanation
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From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Might not Patty Ringrose be able and willing to solve for him the riddle of Eve's existence?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was she engaged to be married to the man who met her at the Exhibition?
Hilliard
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From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Might not Patty Ringrose be able and willing to solve for him the riddle of Eve's existence?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
hit
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From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
hours
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From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
How
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From this reading How did Eve Madeley contrive to lead this life of leisure and amusement?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
lead
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leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
leisure
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Madeley
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man
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From this reading Was she engaged to be married to the man who met her at the Exhibition?
married
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means
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From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
met
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From this reading Was she engaged to be married to the man who met her at the Exhibition?
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might not Patty Ringrose be able and willing to solve for him the riddle of Eve's existence?
more
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From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Might not Patty Ringrose be able and willing to solve for him the riddle of Eve's existence?
occupied
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From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How did Eve Madeley contrive to lead this life of leisure and amusement?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
ordinary
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From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
Patty
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plausibility
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From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
riddle
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Ringrose
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was she engaged to be married to the man who met her at the Exhibition?
small
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From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
solve
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
supported
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From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
surmise
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From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
there
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From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How did Eve Madeley contrive to lead this life of leisure and amusement?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How did Eve Madeley contrive to lead this life of leisure and amusement?
two
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From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was she engaged to be married to the man who met her at the Exhibition?
well
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From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The question occupied Hilliard well on into the small hours; he could hit upon no explanation which had the least plausibility.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Was she engaged to be married to the man who met her at the Exhibition?
willing
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her behaviour in his company by no means supported such a surmise; yet there must be something more than ordinary acquaintance between the two.
