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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 NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
absolute
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From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
accidentally
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
adventure
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From this reading She had said nothing to anybody of the deliberately-sought adventure in the garden.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading She had said nothing to anybody of the deliberately-sought adventure in the garden.
apprehension
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
assumed
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From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
burden
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From this reading And the burden of her meditations was: "What can he have thought of me?"
Bursley
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And the burden of her meditations was: "What can he have thought of me?"
Clayhanger
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
days
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
deliberately-sought
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From this reading She had said nothing to anybody of the deliberately-sought adventure in the garden.
Edwin
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading She had therefore naught to fear, except in the privacy of his own mind.
fear
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From this reading She had therefore naught to fear, except in the privacy of his own mind.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
garden
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From this reading She had said nothing to anybody of the deliberately-sought adventure in the garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had said nothing to anybody of the deliberately-sought adventure in the garden.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the burden of her meditations was: "What can he have thought of me?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the burden of her meditations was: "What can he have thought of me?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the burden of her meditations was: "What can he have thought of me?"
Hilda
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had therefore naught to fear, except in the privacy of his own mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
ingenuous
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From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
keep
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From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
made
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the burden of her meditations was: "What can he have thought of me?"
meditations
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From this reading And the burden of her meditations was: "What can he have thought of me?"
MEETING
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had therefore naught to fear, except in the privacy of his own mind.
naught
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From this reading She had therefore naught to fear, except in the privacy of his own mind.
NEXTnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had said nothing to anybody of the deliberately-sought adventure in the garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
own
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From this reading She had therefore naught to fear, except in the privacy of his own mind.
perilous
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
place
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
privacy
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From this reading She had therefore naught to fear, except in the privacy of his own mind.
redoubtable
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
said
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From this reading She had said nothing to anybody of the deliberately-sought adventure in the garden.
several
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had said nothing to anybody of the deliberately-sought adventure in the garden.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
simply
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
strangest
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From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
streets
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She had therefore naught to fear, except in the privacy of his own mind.
thereof
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the burden of her meditations was: "What can he have thought of me?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
too
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From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
town
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From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEXT MEETING I For several days the town of Bursley was to Hilda simply a place made perilous and redoubtable by the apprehension of meeting Edwin Clayhanger accidentally in the streets thereof.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And the burden of her meditations was: "What can he have thought of me?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And with the strangest ingenuous confidence she assumed that Edwin Clayhanger, too, would keep an absolute silence about it.
