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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 Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
agencies
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From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
Anne's
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
announced
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
anonymity
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
any
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
appealed
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From this reading It was this desire to avoid publicity that appealed most strongly to Thorpe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
avoid
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From this reading It was this desire to avoid publicity that appealed most strongly to Thorpe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
benefactions
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
bore
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
charities
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
charity
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From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
contributed
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From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
contributions
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
covering
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From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
delivered
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From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
demanded
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
desire
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From this reading It was this desire to avoid publicity that appealed most strongly to Thorpe.
Dodge
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
donor
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
end
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From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
extent
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
Huge
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From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
humanity
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From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
injunction
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
intervals
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From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this desire to avoid publicity that appealed most strongly to Thorpe.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
months
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From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
most
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From this reading It was this desire to avoid publicity that appealed most strongly to Thorpe.
nature
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
obligation
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
only
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
organisations
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
period
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From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
pledge
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
public
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
publicity
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From this reading It was this desire to avoid publicity that appealed most strongly to Thorpe.
release
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
return
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
secrecy
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
Simmy
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
six
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From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
specified
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
stated
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From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
strictest
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
strongly
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From this reading It was this desire to avoid publicity that appealed most strongly to Thorpe.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
sums
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From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
there
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
Thorpe
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From this reading It was this desire to avoid publicity that appealed most strongly to Thorpe.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
various
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From this reading Anne's strictest injunction to Simmy Dodge bore upon the anonymity of the contributions to the various specified charities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Huge sums were to be delivered at stated intervals, covering a period of six months.
whole
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From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
willingness
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From this reading The only obligation demanded in return from any of these organisations was a pledge of secrecy, and from this pledge there was to be no release until such time as the donor herself announced her willingness to make public the nature and extent of her benefactions.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the end of that period she would have contributed the whole of her fortune to charity and, through its agencies, to humanity.
