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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 Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
action
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
alarm
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
apartment
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
arms
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
away
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From this reading Recovering herself, Nell suddenly pushed her away.
Bean
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From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
bedrooms
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
began
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
best
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
burst
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From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
chair
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From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
clung
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
companion
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
damp-smelling
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
down
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From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
entered
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
feel
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
few
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
Freda
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
genuine
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
helpless
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Recovering herself, Nell suddenly pushed her away.
house
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
housekeeper
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
inside
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From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
kindly
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
knowing
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
moments
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
Mrs
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From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
musty
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
nature
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
neck
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
Nell
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From this reading Recovering herself, Nell suddenly pushed her away.
Nell's
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
once
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
prompted
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
pushed
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From this reading Recovering herself, Nell suddenly pushed her away.
putting
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
quite
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
Recovering
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From this reading Recovering herself, Nell suddenly pushed her away.
right
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
round
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
self-contained
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
sign
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
sinking
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From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
soon
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
sooner
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From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
soothed
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
suddenly
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From this reading Recovering herself, Nell suddenly pushed her away.
tears
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From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
tenderness
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
two
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
unnerved
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
unstrung
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
unusual
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
weakness
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From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Indeed they were no sooner inside than Mrs. Bean, sinking down on a chair, burst into tears.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This was such an unusual sign of weakness in the self-contained housekeeper, that Freda, in alarm, stood for a few moments quite helpless, not knowing what to do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
womanliness
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
women
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
words
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From this reading But the kindly womanliness of her nature soon prompted the right action, and putting her arms round Nell’s neck, she clung to her and soothed her with few words but with genuine tenderness.
younger
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From this reading Before the two women had entered the musty, damp-smelling apartment which had once been one of the best bedrooms of the house, the younger began to feel that her companion was unnerved and unstrung.
