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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 ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
able
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From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
action
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From this reading ‘I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.’
almost
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From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
bamboo
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.’
Conyngham
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From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
dark
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
deep
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From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
despair
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From this reading ‘I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.’
difficult
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From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
doorway
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
eldest
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From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
Estella
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
exclaiming
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From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
far
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From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
feathery
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
forms
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
fountain
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
fruitless
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From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
garden
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From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
grew
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
heard
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From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.’
identify
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From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
intrude
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
judge
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From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
jungle
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
knows
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From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
ladies
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
lady
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From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading ‘I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.’
luxuriance
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
manly
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From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
mentioned
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From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
miniature
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
mix
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From this reading ‘I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.’
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.’
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.’
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
outward
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From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
paused
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
perceived
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
record
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From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
returning
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From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
ride
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From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
seated
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
small
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From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
spoke
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From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
stout
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From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
suffered
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From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
suffering
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From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
three
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
tones
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From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
victim's
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From this reading So far as he was able to judge, the suffering mentioned had left but small record on its victim’s outward appearance.
visitors
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
voice
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From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘NO one,’ Conyngham heard a voice exclaiming as he went into the garden on returning from his fruitless ride, ‘no one knows what I have suffered.’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was not difficult to identify the voice as that of the eldest lady, who was stout, and spoke in deep, almost manly tones.
wishing
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From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.’
wither
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From this reading ‘I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.’
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He paused in the dark doorway, not wishing to intrude upon Estella and her visitors; for he perceived the forms of three ladies seated within a miniature jungle of bamboo, which grew in feathery luxuriance around a fountain.
