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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 The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
addressed
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
all
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From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jane was seated before the tea equipage at the head of the long breakfast table.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
bread
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
breakfast
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From this reading Jane was seated before the tea equipage at the head of the long breakfast table.
brothers
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
brows
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
children
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
cups
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
curiosity
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From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
darkly
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
deft
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
drawn
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
equipage
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From this reading Jane was seated before the tea equipage at the head of the long breakfast table.
eyes
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
fashion
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
feverish
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
haste
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
head
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From this reading Jane was seated before the tea equipage at the head of the long breakfast table.
helping
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
hoped
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
jam
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
Jane
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
letter
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From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jane was seated before the tea equipage at the head of the long breakfast table.
Lorrimer
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From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
LORRIMERS
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From this reading THE LORRIMERS OF THE TOWERS.
Macalister
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
milk
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
Molly
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
more
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
Mrs
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From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LORRIMERS OF THE TOWERS.
porridge
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
post
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From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
read
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
seated
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From this reading Jane was seated before the tea equipage at the head of the long breakfast table.
seen
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
set
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From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
sisters
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
slowly
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
straight
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
surreptitiously
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
table
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From this reading Jane was seated before the tea equipage at the head of the long breakfast table.
tea
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From this reading Jane was seated before the tea equipage at the head of the long breakfast table.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LORRIMERS OF THE TOWERS.
then
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
together
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
TOWERS
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From this reading THE LORRIMERS OF THE TOWERS.
usual
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From this reading Molly was helping her brothers and sisters to porridge, cups of milk, and bread and jam, in her usual deft fashion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The morning post brought a letter from Mrs. Lorrimer, which set all curiosity at rest.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
wiped
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From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This letter was addressed to Jane Macalister, who read it through first, with feverish haste and brows drawn darkly together, then again straight from the beginning more slowly, and then a third time, during which she surreptitiously wiped her eyes, and hoped the children had not seen her do so.
