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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 Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
almost
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From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
Audley
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From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
Audley's
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From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
carriage
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From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
collect
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From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
countess
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From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
deposited
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From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
door
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From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
drawing-room
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From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
Egerton
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
Egerton's
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From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
emotion
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From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
entering
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From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
firm
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
forehead
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
hand
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From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
house
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From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
Knightsbridge
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From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
Lansmere's
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From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
lip
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
Lord
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From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
moisture
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
opened
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
paler
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
pressed
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From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
quiver
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
seating
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From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
self-control
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From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
showed
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From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
shown
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From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
side
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From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile Audley Egerton's carriage had deposited him at the door of Lord Lansmere's house, at Knightsbridge.
there
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
thoughts
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From this reading She pressed Audley's hand in silence, and seating herself by his side, seemed to collect her thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
too
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From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
unusual
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From this reading The countess too, on entering, showed an emotion almost equally unusual to her self-control.
unwonted
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
usual
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He asked for the countess, and was shown into the drawing-room, which was deserted.
wiped
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From this reading Egerton was paler than usual; and as the door opened, he wiped the unwonted moisture from his forehead, and there was a quiver on his firm lip.
