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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 Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
affection
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From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
all
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From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
best
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From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
Burnett
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From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
Central
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From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly she did not tell Mrs. Mavick.
circumstances
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From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
concerning
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From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
doubt
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From this reading The Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
Evelyn
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From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
gave
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From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
hint
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From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
loyalty
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From this reading The Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
Mavick
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From this reading Certainly she did not tell Mrs. Mavick.
McDonald
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From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
meeting
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From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
Miss
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From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
moment
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From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
Mr
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From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
Mrs
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From this reading Certainly she did not tell Mrs. Mavick.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
Park
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From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
passion
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From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
Philip
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From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
romantic
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From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
said
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From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
Scotch
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From this reading The Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
service
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From this reading The Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
shrewdness
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From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
supposed
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From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
sympathy
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From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
throw
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From this reading The Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
true
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From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
trusted
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From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At the same time, the Scotch affection, the Scotch sympathy with a true and romantic passion, and, above all, the Scotch shrewdness, could be trusted to do what was best under the circumstances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Scotch loyalty to her service would throw a doubt upon this.
XX
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From this reading XX Did Miss McDonald tell Evelyn of her meeting with Philip in Central Park?
