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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 They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
affected
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From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
agitation
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From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
all
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From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were not rich, but they had enough.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
confided
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
daughter
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
disturbed
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
down
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From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
England
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From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
enough
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From this reading They were not rich, but they had enough.
entire
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From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
excitement
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From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
fate
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From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
going
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From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
house
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From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
indeed
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From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
Kate
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
Kate's
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From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
lately
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From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
more
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From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
mother
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
much
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
nearly
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
other
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From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
own
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From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
prospect
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
receiving
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
relations
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
rich
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From this reading They were not rich, but they had enough.
said
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From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
settled
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From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
side
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From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
supposed
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From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It might, indeed, be said to have disturbed them more, for it affected their entire life.
there
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From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
two
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From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
wandering
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From this reading They had lately returned to England, and settled down, after a wandering life, in a house of their own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While all this agitation was going on over Kate’s fate on one side, it is not to be supposed that there was no excitement on the other.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her two relations, the mother and daughter to whom she was about to be confided, were nearly as much disturbed as Kate herself by the prospect of receiving her.
