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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 More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
acquaintance
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
advances
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
aid
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
Bayswater
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
better
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
cheek
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was a vivacious little dark woman, with a cheek like a peach's rosy side.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
dark
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was a vivacious little dark woman, with a cheek like a peach's rosy side.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For they had met, and that was something the General did not know.
engineered
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
father
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
friends
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From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
General
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From this reading For they had met, and that was something the General did not know.
girl
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
go
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From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
houses
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From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For they had met, and that was something the General did not know.
Langrishe
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
Langrishe's
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
like
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was a vivacious little dark woman, with a cheek like a peach's rosy side.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Rooke was a vivacious little dark woman, with a cheek like a peach's rosy side.
lived
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
looks
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From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
love
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
LOVERS
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
manner
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From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
met
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From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
More
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
Mrs
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
Nelly
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For they had met, and that was something the General did not know.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
PARTING
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
peach's
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was a vivacious little dark woman, with a cheek like a peach's rosy side.
pride
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
Rooke
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
rosy
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was a vivacious little dark woman, with a cheek like a peach's rosy side.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
side
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was a vivacious little dark woman, with a cheek like a peach's rosy side.
sister
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For they had met, and that was something the General did not know.
squares
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From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
tentative
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For they had met, and that was something the General did not know.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
then
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From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOVERS' PARTING It might have been better for Nelly if her father had told her of those tentative advances to Captain Langrishe, for then her pride might have come to her aid.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
vivacious
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was a vivacious little dark woman, with a cheek like a peach's rosy side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As it was, she had nothing to go upon but those looks of his, and his manner to her when they had met at the houses of friends.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading More, Nelly had engineered, with the cleverness of a girl in love, an acquaintance with Captain Langrishe's sister, a Mrs. Rooke, who lived in one of the Bayswater squares.
woman
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was a vivacious little dark woman, with a cheek like a peach's rosy side.
