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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 Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
always
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From this reading What made the thing the more astonishing and bewildering was that Lady Rollinson had always been so warm in her friendship for me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
any
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
assign
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
astonishing
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From this reading What made the thing the more astonishing and bewildering was that Lady Rollinson had always been so warm in her friendship for me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If one had been dealing with a man it would have been very different.
bewildering
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From this reading What made the thing the more astonishing and bewildering was that Lady Rollinson had always been so warm in her friendship for me.
business
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
cause
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
confess
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From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
dealing
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From this reading If one had been dealing with a man it would have been very different.
desires
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If one had been dealing with a man it would have been very different.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
easy
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
explanation
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From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
force
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
friendship
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
get
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From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
how
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From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If one had been dealing with a man it would have been very different.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What made the thing the more astonishing and bewildering was that Lady Rollinson had always been so warm in her friendship for me.
intimacy
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
lady
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
made
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From this reading What made the thing the more astonishing and bewildering was that Lady Rollinson had always been so warm in her friendship for me.
man
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From this reading If one had been dealing with a man it would have been very different.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What made the thing the more astonishing and bewildering was that Lady Rollinson had always been so warm in her friendship for me.
means
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
more
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If one had been dealing with a man it would have been very different.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
recognition
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
Rollinson
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From this reading What made the thing the more astonishing and bewildering was that Lady Rollinson had always been so warm in her friendship for me.
round
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
see
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From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
side
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What made the thing the more astonishing and bewildering was that Lady Rollinson had always been so warm in her friendship for me.
tells
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
terms
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What made the thing the more astonishing and bewildering was that Lady Rollinson had always been so warm in her friendship for me.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
turns
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From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
very
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From this reading If one had been dealing with a man it would have been very different.
warm
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From this reading What made the thing the more astonishing and bewildering was that Lady Rollinson had always been so warm in her friendship for me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course I had a right to an explanation, and equally, of course, I was determined to have it.
way
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From this reading But the question was how to get it, and I confess that for a long time I did not see my way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If one had been dealing with a man it would have been very different.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If one had been dealing with a man it would have been very different.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But when a lady with whom you have been on terms of intimacy and friendship turns round upon you without any cause you can assign, and tells you she desires to have no more to do with you, it is not easy to see by what means you can force her to a recognition of your side of the business.
