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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 An End and a Beginning.
abortive
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An End and a Beginning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An End and a Beginning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
Ayre
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From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
Ayre's
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
become
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
BeginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An End and a Beginning.
brothers
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
calmed
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
concerning
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From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
conduct
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
conference
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
counsel
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
dealings
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From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ayre did not talk freely on the matter.
End
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From this reading An End and a Beginning.
England
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From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
extent
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
fenced
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
freely
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From this reading Ayre did not talk freely on the matter.
general
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
group
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
held
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
idle
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
impression
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
inquiries
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
interested
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
known
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
Lane's
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
love-affair
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
love-affairs
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
matter
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From this reading Ayre did not talk freely on the matter.
Morewood
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
Mrs
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
much
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From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ayre did not talk freely on the matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
off
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ayre did not talk freely on the matter.
people
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
put
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
questioning
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From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
resolution
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
Roderick
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From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
shaped
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
Sir
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From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
sneer
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
solicitude
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
some
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
somehow
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
soothing
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
Stafford
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From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
Stafford's
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
talk
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From this reading Ayre did not talk freely on the matter.
Territon
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
together
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From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
transitoriness
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
undergo
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From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had somehow become known throughout the little group of people interested in Stafford's abortive love-affair that he and Ayre had held conference together, and the impression was that Ayre's counsel had, to some extent at least, shaped Stafford's resolution and conduct.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Sir Roderick Ayre returned to England, he had to undergo much questioning concerning his dealings with Stafford.
words
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From this reading He fenced with the idle inquiries of the Territon brothers; he calmed Mrs. Lane's solicitude with soothing words; he put Morewood off with a sneer at the transitoriness of love-affairs in general.
