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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
admitted
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From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
alarms
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From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
all
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From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
arm
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From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to her talk with Rose, her deep meditative nature was slowly working upon and digesting it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
breakfast
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From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
Catherine
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From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
Catherine's
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From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
deep
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From this reading As to her talk with Rose, her deep meditative nature was slowly working upon and digesting it.
digesting
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From this reading As to her talk with Rose, her deep meditative nature was slowly working upon and digesting it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
flowers
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From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
garden
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From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
hardly
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From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
Langham
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From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
made
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From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
meditative
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From this reading As to her talk with Rose, her deep meditative nature was slowly working upon and digesting it.
merry
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From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
Mr
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From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
nature
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From this reading As to her talk with Rose, her deep meditative nature was slowly working upon and digesting it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
other
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From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
own
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From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
Rectory
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From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
Robert
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From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
Rose
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From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
scrolling
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From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
seen
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From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
sister
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From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
slowly
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From this reading As to her talk with Rose, her deep meditative nature was slowly working upon and digesting it.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
spoken
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From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
taken
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From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
talk
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From this reading As to her talk with Rose, her deep meditative nature was slowly working upon and digesting it.
terrors
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From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
together
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From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As to her talk with Rose, her deep meditative nature was slowly working upon and digesting it.
vague
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From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
walking
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From this reading It seemed to her that Rose and Mr. Langham had hardly spoken to each other since she had seen them walking about together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert had already made merry over his own alarms, and hers, and she admitted he was in the right.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next morning after breakfast the Rectory party were in the garden; the gentlemen smoking, Catherine and her sister scrolling arm in arm among the flowers.
wings
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From this reading Catherine’s vague terrors of the morning before had all taken to themselves wings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As to her talk with Rose, her deep meditative nature was slowly working upon and digesting it.
working
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From this reading As to her talk with Rose, her deep meditative nature was slowly working upon and digesting it.
