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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 Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
Antoinette
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From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
ask
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From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
awful
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From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
ball
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From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
brain
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From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
clever
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From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
confidant
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From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
dare
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From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
diamonds
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From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
down
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
ear
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
full
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From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
Gardiner
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
grand
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From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
hand-bag
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From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
hour
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From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
husband
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From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
leather
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From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
level
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
lips
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
lost
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From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
maid's
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
Mrs
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
Newport
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From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
night
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From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
out
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From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
panted
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From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
resources
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From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My diamonds are not in the little leather hand-bag, Antoinette," she panted.
stooped
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
tangled
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From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I--I lost the diamonds on the night of the grand ball--the last night we were at Newport, and--and I dare not tell my husband.
web
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From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The hour has come when I must make a confidant of you, and ask you to help me, Antoinette.
Young
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner stooped down until her lips were on a level with the maid's ear.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are clever; your brain is full of resources; and you must help me out of this awful web that has tangled itself about me.
