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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 A NEW DEPARTURE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
adrift
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
affection
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
again
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
all
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
any
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
aught
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
aunt
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
belonged
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
box
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
breakfast
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
called
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
conveyed
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
cut
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
daily
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE.
end
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
familiar
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
followed
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
gave
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
Gillingwater
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
grumble
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
Hood
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joan reached town in safety.
inn
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
Joan
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From this reading Joan reached town in safety.
knew
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
life
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
meal
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
meet
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
moved
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
Mrs
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
never
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
opportunity
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
opposite
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
other
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
pretend
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
promised
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
reached
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From this reading Joan reached town in safety.
reflect
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
round
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
safety
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From this reading Joan reached town in safety.
scold
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
sensation
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
separate
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
sit
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
station
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
strange
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
thought
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From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
took
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
town
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From this reading Joan reached town in safety.
têteàtête
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From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
up
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It gave Joan a new and strange sensation to sit opposite her aunt, who took the opportunity of a _têteàtête_ to scold and grumble at her from one end of the meal to the other, and to reflect that they were about to separate, for aught she knew, never to meet again.
Willie
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From this reading Willie Hood called for her box as he had promised, and conveyed it to the station before anybody at the inn was up, whither she followed after breakfast.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She could not pretend any affection for Mrs. Gillingwater, and yet the thought moved her, for after all she belonged to the familiar round of daily life from which Joan was about to cut herself adrift.
