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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 She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Mrs. Forrester remained among her canaries and jonquils, thinking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Forrester remained among her canaries and jonquils, thinking.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
bad
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From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
canaries
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From this reading Mrs. Forrester remained among her canaries and jonquils, thinking.
cause
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
caused
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
consult
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From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
controlled
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From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
Cornwall
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From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
day
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From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
Eleanor
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From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
evidently
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
far
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
fond
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
fonder
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
Forrester
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From this reading Mrs. Forrester remained among her canaries and jonquils, thinking.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
Gregory
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Forrester remained among her canaries and jonquils, thinking.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
instinct
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From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
jonquils
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From this reading Mrs. Forrester remained among her canaries and jonquils, thinking.
loyalty
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From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
Marwitz
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
Mercedes
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
more
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Forrester remained among her canaries and jonquils, thinking.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
perturbed
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From this reading She was seriously perturbed.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Forrester remained among her canaries and jonquils, thinking.
restrained
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From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
said
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
Scrotton
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From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
seriously
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From this reading She was seriously perturbed.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was seriously perturbed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
suffer
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
telephone
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From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Forrester remained among her canaries and jonquils, thinking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
two
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From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
vague
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From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
von
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From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was seriously perturbed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Eleanor would, in a day or two, hear from Cornwall and what she would hear could not be so bad as what Mrs. Forrester herself could tell her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She controlled the impulse to telephone to Eleanor Scrotton and consult with her; a vague instinct of loyalty towards Gregory restrained her from that.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was, as she had said, fond of Gregory, but she was fonder, far, of Mercedes von Marwitz, whom Gregory had caused to suffer and whom he would, evidently, cause to suffer still more.
