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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 How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
all
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From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Who has wound this clock?" demands Miss Priscilla, in an awful tone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
arraigned
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
atmosphere
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From this reading Reaching home, they find the atmosphere there decidedly clouded.
away
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
awful
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From this reading "Who has wound this clock?" demands Miss Priscilla, in an awful tone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
Blake
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
charge
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
clock
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
clouded
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From this reading Reaching home, they find the atmosphere there decidedly clouded.
committed
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
contempt
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
countenance
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
Court
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
decidedly
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From this reading Reaching home, they find the atmosphere there decidedly clouded.
demands
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From this reading "Who has wound this clock?" demands Miss Priscilla, in an awful tone.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
discover
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
drive
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
duplicity
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
eight-day
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
exasperating
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From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
find
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From this reading Reaching home, they find the atmosphere there decidedly clouded.
flight
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From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
fraud
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
gazing
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
gigantic
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
hall
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
home
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From this reading Reaching home, they find the atmosphere there decidedly clouded.
How
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
just
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
loudly
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From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
Misses
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
moment
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
nearly
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
obstinacy
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From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
people
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
Priscilla
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
Reaching
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From this reading Reaching home, they find the atmosphere there decidedly clouded.
regards
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From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
remind
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From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
safely
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
sort
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From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
stern
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
stowed
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
Terence
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From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the Misses Blake discover a gigantic fraud--How Terence is again arraigned, and brought before the Court on a charge of duplicity--and how he is nearly committed for contempt.
there
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From this reading Reaching home, they find the atmosphere there decidedly clouded.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reaching home, they find the atmosphere there decidedly clouded.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who has wound this clock?" demands Miss Priscilla, in an awful tone.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
three
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
ticks
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From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The clock regards her not at all, but ticks on loudly with a sort of exasperating obstinacy, as though determined to remind every one of the flight of time.
tone
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From this reading "Who has wound this clock?" demands Miss Priscilla, in an awful tone.
two
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From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Priscilla, who has returned from her drive just a moment before, is standing in the hall, gazing with a stern countenance upon the old-fashioned eight-day clock, in which two or three people might be safely stowed away.
wound
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From this reading "Who has wound this clock?" demands Miss Priscilla, in an awful tone.
