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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 Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
according
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
affecting
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
alarm
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
all
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
Baxter
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
Benyon
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
characters
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
clamorous
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
credible
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cynical
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danger
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
Dick
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
dismay
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading ON DUTY HILL.
entrenched
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
escaped
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
fact
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
fear
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
gone
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From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
happened
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From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
hardly
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
hesitated
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
HILL
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From this reading ON DUTY HILL.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
house-party
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From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
humour
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
indignant
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
influence
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
Morewood's
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
most
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
Mrs
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
named
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON DUTY HILL.
outspoken
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
palpable
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From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
perhaps
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
petticoats
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
placidity
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
play
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
possibly
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
protest
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
raising
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
Richard's
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
scarcely
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scare
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From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
serious
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
situation
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
sort
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From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
strongest
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From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
there
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From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
touched
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
unexpected
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From this reading Not even Mrs. Baxter, entrenched in placidity and petticoats, quite escaped its influence; even Morewood's cynical humour hesitated to play on a situation so unexpected, possibly so serious.
vague
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From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
very
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From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
ways
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From this reading It touched everybody, affecting them in different ways according to their characters, but raising in all an indignant protest against a fact hardly credible and a danger scarcely to be named.
week
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From this reading Another week had gone by, and, although nothing very palpable had happened, there was a sort of vague scare in the house-party.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Lady Richard's alarm was the most outspoken, and her dismay the most clamorous; yet perhaps in Dick Benyon himself was the strongest fear.
