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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 She was nervous and almost jumped when a remark was addressed to her.
action
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
addressed
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From this reading She was nervous and almost jumped when a remark was addressed to her.
ago
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From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
air
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
almost
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From this reading She was nervous and almost jumped when a remark was addressed to her.
amazingly
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From this reading Maxell was unusually silent and his wife amazingly so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
call
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From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
combativeness
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
decided
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From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
distinguished
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
electrical
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
felt
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
generally
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
girl
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From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was nervous and almost jumped when a remark was addressed to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
husband's
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
innocent
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
John
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
jumped
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From this reading She was nervous and almost jumped when a remark was addressed to her.
just
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From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
known
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From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
Mary
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
Maxell
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
meek
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
most
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
nervous
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From this reading She was nervous and almost jumped when a remark was addressed to her.
offence
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
old
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
questions
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
readiness
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
remark
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From this reading She was nervous and almost jumped when a remark was addressed to her.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
round
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From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
sat
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
see
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
shopping
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From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
silent
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From this reading Maxell was unusually silent and his wife amazingly so.
Sir
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
slight
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Maxell was unusually silent and his wife amazingly so.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
supper
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
then
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From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
THERE
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was nervous and almost jumped when a remark was addressed to her.
truculence
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
unusually
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From this reading Maxell was unusually silent and his wife amazingly so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just went round shopping and then decided to call on a girl I had known a long time ago.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was nervous and almost jumped when a remark was addressed to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
wife
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From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THERE was something in the air that was electrical, and Mary Maxell felt it as she sat at supper with Sir John and his wife.
word
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From this reading The old truculence which distinguished her every word and action, her readiness to take offence, to see a slight in the most innocent remark, and her combativeness generally, had disappeared; she was almost meek when she replied to her husband’s questions.
