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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 There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
absolutely
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From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
all
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From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
Armitage's
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
ARRIVE
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From this reading THEY ARRIVE IN BRUSSELS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
BRUSSELS
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From this reading THEY ARRIVE IN BRUSSELS.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
came
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From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
divulge
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From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
embittered
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From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
explanations
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
fact
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From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
Florence
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
fortnight
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From this reading There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
house
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THEY ARRIVE IN BRUSSELS.
made
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
many
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
mother
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
Mountjoy
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From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
Mrs
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
perhaps
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From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
plans
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From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
received
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From this reading There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
refused
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From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
some
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
specially
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From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
started
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From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
subsequent
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
suffer
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
There
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From this reading There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY ARRIVE IN BRUSSELS.
things
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
week
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From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
weeks
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From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This was specially embittered by the fact that Mrs. Mountjoy absolutely refused to divulge her plans as they were made.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For some weeks after the party at Mrs. Armitage's house, and the subsequent explanations with her mother, Florence was made to suffer many things.
worst
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From this reading First came the one week before they started, which was perhaps the worst of all.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was still a fortnight before she could be received at Brussels, and as to that fortnight she would tell nothing.
