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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 Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
Agnes
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
all
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From this reading So far everything seemed to be all right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
Aunt
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
beloved
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From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
best
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From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
completely
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
dearly
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From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading So far everything seemed to be all right.
exactly
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From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
far
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From this reading So far everything seemed to be all right.
fear
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
fears
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From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
felt
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From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
Garden
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From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
girl
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From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
Hollyhock
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From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
hoping
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From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
how
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From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE IS NO WAY OUT.
keep
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From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
Kings
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From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
Monday
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From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
moral
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THERE IS NO WAY OUT.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
old
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From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
OUT
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From this reading THERE IS NO WAY OUT.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
Palace
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From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
physical
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
presence
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
remarked
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So far everything seemed to be all right.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So far everything seemed to be all right.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far everything seemed to be all right.
sort
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From this reading She was the sort of girl, however, to keep even moral fears to herself, and she returned to the Palace of the Kings on Monday morning, hoping for the best.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
THERE
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From this reading THERE IS NO WAY OUT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
unwelcome
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
visit
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From this reading Hollyhock did not exactly know how she felt during that visit to the dearly beloved old Garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
WAY
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From this reading THERE IS NO WAY OUT.
well
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
whatsoever
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
wholly
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From this reading Besides the unwelcome presence of Aunt Agnes, there was a fear over her which was wholly and completely moral, for Hollyhock had, as may well be remarked, no physical fear whatsoever.
