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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 She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
absolutely
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From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
actually
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From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
affecting
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From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
any
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
autumn
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From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
back
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
Basil
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
bursting
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
Carew
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From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
change
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From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
changed
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
Curiously
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From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
cynicism
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From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
Eileen
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
else
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From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
enough
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From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
friend's
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From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
genuine
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
given
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
got
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
Gwendoline
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From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
how
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
knew
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From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
Lawrence
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From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
London
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
met
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From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
moods
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
mother
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
mutual
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From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
now
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
off
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From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
only
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From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
opportunity
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From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
out
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
Paddy
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
perfectly
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
perhaps
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From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
put
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From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
quickly
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From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
quieter
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
rate
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
recognised
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From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
refused
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From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
ring
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
scoffing
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From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
some
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
spirits
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
taken
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From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
tax
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From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
then
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
too
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From this reading She had met Lawrence in the autumn at a shooting party at a mutual friend’s, and quickly recognised some change in him too.
unusual
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
used
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From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
way
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From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Paddy got back to London, her mother, and Eileen, and the doctor, and even Basil thought she was changed in some way, but they did not know how.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Curiously enough, perhaps, Gwendoline Carew was the only one who actually knew what was affecting her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course she had taken the first opportunity to tax him with it, and absolutely refused to be put off with cynicism or scoffing or anything else.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She was quieter than she used to be, or at any rate given to moods, bursting out now and then into unusual spirits which had yet a ring of not being perfectly genuine.
