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Agnes
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
almost
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
arrangement
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
avoidance
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
behave
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From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
BLACKMAIL
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From this reading BLACKMAIL.
busied
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From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
consistent
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
cottage
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From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
cousin's
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
decision
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From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
departure
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
despised
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From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
difficult
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
final
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From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
forest
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From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
Garvington
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From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
immediate
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
judicious
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From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
Lady
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
Lambert
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
love
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From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
man
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
Manor
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
marked
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
merely
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
more
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From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
Now
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From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
once
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From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
only
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
patiently
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From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
Pine
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
position
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
possible
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From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
request
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
response
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
see
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From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
stay
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
suspicions
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
there
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
thoroughly
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From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
too
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
waited
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From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
way
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From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now that the man was dead, there was no need to behave in this judicious way, and having no great love for Garvington, whom he thoroughly despised, Lambert returned to his forest cottage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having come to the only possible arrangement, consistent with the difficult position in which they stood, Lambert and Lady Agnes took their almost immediate departure from The Manor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There he busied himself once more with his art, and waited patiently to see what the final decision of Agnes would be.
young
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From this reading The young man had merely come to stay there in response to his cousin's request, so that his avoidance of her should not be too marked, and the suspicions of Pine excited.
