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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 On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
admitted
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
affairs
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
almost
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
arranging
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
car
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From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
Clouds
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From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
daughter
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
death
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
eaten
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
elastic
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From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
energetic
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From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
Fairplains
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From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
FFINCH
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From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
funeral
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From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
glided
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From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
happy
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From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
heart
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
Hicks
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
Honourable
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From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
immediately
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
insistence
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
INTERVENES
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From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
meal
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
merely
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From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
mid-day
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
more
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From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
Nancy
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
naturally
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
occasion
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
once
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From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
orphan
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
physique
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From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
possessor
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From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
recovered
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
RestnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
rested
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
see
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
set
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
shock
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
soon
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
soul
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
thanks
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
Travers
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From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
up
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From this reading Accordingly the afternoon after the funeral, the Clouds Rest car once more glided up to Fairplains.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
visitor
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From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FFINCH INTERVENES The Honourable Mrs. Ffinch was not merely the happy possessor of an energetic mind, but of an elastic physique.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On this occasion the visitor was immediately admitted to see Nancy; who thanks to Mrs. Hicks' almost violent insistence, had rested and eaten a mid-day meal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as she had recovered from the shock of Travers' death, heart and soul she set about arranging his affairs--naturally beginning with his orphan daughter!
