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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 When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
action
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
arrival
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
assured
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
betimes
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
CAN'T
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From this reading FURNIVAL CAN'T PUT UP WITH IT.
chambers
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
fact
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From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
felt
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
FURNIVAL
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From this reading FURNIVAL CAN'T PUT UP WITH IT.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
Hamworth
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
hardly
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From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
hated
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
heard
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
Inn
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FURNIVAL CAN'T PUT UP WITH IT.
Lady
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
lawyer
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
leading
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
letter
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
Lincoln's
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
Mason
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
narrow
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
New
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
Old
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
once
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
post-mark
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
prepared
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
PUT
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From this reading FURNIVAL CAN'T PUT UP WITH IT.
remembered
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From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
rival
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
say
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From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
Square
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
stout
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
trust
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From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
UP
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From this reading FURNIVAL CAN'T PUT UP WITH IT.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
watched
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From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lady Mason last left the chambers of her lawyer in Lincoln's Inn, she was watched by a stout lady as she passed through the narrow passage leading from the Old to the New Square.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That fact will I trust be remembered, and I need hardly say that the stout lady was Mrs. Furnival.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FURNIVAL CAN'T PUT UP WITH IT.
written
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From this reading She had heard betimes of the arrival of that letter with the Hamworth post-mark, had felt assured that it was written by the hands of her hated rival, and had at once prepared for action.
