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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 REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
also
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From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Gregson watched her employer with surprise and concern.
apparent
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
behaviour
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
callousness
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From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
clue
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
comfort
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From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
complete
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
concern
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From this reading Miss Gregson watched her employer with surprise and concern.
consoled
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
cruel
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
efforts
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
employer
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From this reading Miss Gregson watched her employer with surprise and concern.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
extraordinary
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From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
forgetfulness
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
Fortescue
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
gaiety
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
get
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
girl
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
Gregson
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From this reading Miss Gregson watched her employer with surprise and concern.
GREGSON'S
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From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
kind
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
knitting
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From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
know
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
leaving
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
many
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
Meg
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From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
Meg's
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
miserable
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
MISS
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From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
Mr
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
night
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
only
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From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
passed
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
protégé
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
real
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From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
REMORSE
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From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
restless
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
sadden
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From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
see
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
shedding
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
Sheila
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
Sheila's
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From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
soothed
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From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
source
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From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
stone
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
surprise
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From this reading Miss Gregson watched her employer with surprise and concern.
tears
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From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
thought
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From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
threw
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
time
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From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
troubled
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From this reading It soothed her troubled mind, for not only did the thought of Meg sadden her, but also Sheila's extraordinary callousness.
unturned
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REMORSE MISS GREGSON'S knitting was a source of real comfort to her during this time.
watched
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From this reading Miss Gregson watched her employer with surprise and concern.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
whereabouts
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From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Mr. Fortescue was leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to get a clue to Meg's whereabouts, Sheila threw herself into every kind of gaiety, in apparent complete forgetfulness of her cruel behaviour towards her protégé.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Gregson watched her employer with surprise and concern.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have consoled her to know that the girl passed many a restless miserable night, shedding tears of remorse when no one could see her.
