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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 The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
all
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He never for a moment thought of being false to Miss Stanbury the elder.
bishop's
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
city
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
Close
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From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
corner
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
days
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
door
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From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
Dorothy
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
driven
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
ears
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
elder
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From this reading He never for a moment thought of being false to Miss Stanbury the elder.
eleven
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From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
false
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From this reading He never for a moment thought of being false to Miss Stanbury the elder.
Falseness
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He never for a moment thought of being false to Miss Stanbury the elder.
French
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
Friday
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From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
Gibson
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From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
house
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From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
ingenuity
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
intention
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
knocked
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From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
made
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
man
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
marked
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
MISS
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From this reading MISS STANBURY'S WRATH.
moment
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From this reading He never for a moment thought of being false to Miss Stanbury the elder.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
Mr
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From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
nature
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never for a moment thought of being false to Miss Stanbury the elder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
o'clock
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From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
pertinacious
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
probably
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
Punctually
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From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
reached
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
reader
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
regard
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
ruinous
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From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
Stanbury
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
STANBURY'S
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From this reading MISS STANBURY'S WRATH.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Punctually at eleven o'clock on the Friday morning Mr. Gibson knocked at the door of the house in the Close.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never for a moment thought of being false to Miss Stanbury the elder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
wavered
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From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The reader must not imagine that he had ever wavered in his intention with regard to Dorothy Stanbury, because he had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Falseness of that nature would have been ruinous to him,--would have made him a marked man in the city all his days, and would probably have reached even to the bishop's ears.
WRATH
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From this reading MISS STANBURY'S WRATH.
