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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 HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
affair
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From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My readers will, however, already have guessed that _my_ mother was no common character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
baby
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From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
baronet's
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From this reading Matters, therefore, in her opinion, stood thus:-- Philippa was the victim of a baronet’s wiles.
better
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From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
character
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From this reading My readers will, however, already have guessed that _my_ mother was no common character.
common
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From this reading My readers will, however, already have guessed that _my_ mother was no common character.
consented
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From this reading Consider for a moment the position which she so readily consented to occupy.
Consider
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From this reading Consider for a moment the position which she so readily consented to occupy.
convenience
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From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
decease
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From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Consider for a moment the position which she so readily consented to occupy.
guessed
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From this reading My readers will, however, already have guessed that _my_ mother was no common character.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
HITHERTO
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From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading My readers will, however, already have guessed that _my_ mother was no common character.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
lady
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From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
light
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From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
Matters
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From this reading Matters, therefore, in her opinion, stood thus:-- Philippa was the victim of a baronet’s wiles.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
moment
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From this reading Consider for a moment the position which she so readily consented to occupy.
mother
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From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading My readers will, however, already have guessed that _my_ mother was no common character.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
occupy
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From this reading Consider for a moment the position which she so readily consented to occupy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
opinion
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From this reading Matters, therefore, in her opinion, stood thus:-- Philippa was the victim of a baronet’s wiles.
Philippa
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From this reading Matters, therefore, in her opinion, stood thus:-- Philippa was the victim of a baronet’s wiles.
position
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From this reading Consider for a moment the position which she so readily consented to occupy.
readers
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From this reading My readers will, however, already have guessed that _my_ mother was no common character.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consider for a moment the position which she so readily consented to occupy.
regarded
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From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
Runan
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From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
said
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From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
seem
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From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
seen
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From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Consider for a moment the position which she so readily consented to occupy.
Sir
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From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Consider for a moment the position which she so readily consented to occupy.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matters, therefore, in her opinion, stood thus:-- Philippa was the victim of a baronet’s wiles.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
temporary
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From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Matters, therefore, in her opinion, stood thus:-- Philippa was the victim of a baronet’s wiles.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
thus
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From this reading Matters, therefore, in her opinion, stood thus:-- Philippa was the victim of a baronet’s wiles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HITHERTO I have said little about my mother, and I may even seem to have regarded that lady in the light of a temporary convenience.
trifling
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From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
victim
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From this reading Matters, therefore, in her opinion, stood thus:-- Philippa was the victim of a baronet’s wiles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My readers will, however, already have guessed that _my_ mother was no common character.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The trifling details about the sudden decease of Sir Runan and the affair of the baby, as we have seen, I had thought it better _not_ to name to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Consider for a moment the position which she so readily consented to occupy.
wiles
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From this reading Matters, therefore, in her opinion, stood thus:-- Philippa was the victim of a baronet’s wiles.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My readers will, however, already have guessed that _my_ mother was no common character.
