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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
anxiety
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From this reading XVI IN the meantime gloom and anxiety reigned at Clavering Park.
Arms
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading XVI IN the meantime gloom and anxiety reigned at Clavering Park.
balm
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From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
bus
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
Clavering
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From this reading XVI IN the meantime gloom and anxiety reigned at Clavering Park.
closed
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
dear
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From this reading “I will see that she dines upstairs to-morrow, dear.”
delayed
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
dines
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From this reading “I will see that she dines upstairs to-morrow, dear.”
discreetly
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
Dolores
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
door
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
drawing
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From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
General
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
gloom
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From this reading XVI IN the meantime gloom and anxiety reigned at Clavering Park.
governess
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
house
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From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will see that she dines upstairs to-morrow, dear.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
just
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
Laurels
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading XVI IN the meantime gloom and anxiety reigned at Clavering Park.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
missing
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
mistress
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From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
Mrs
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
nearly
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
new
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
Norris
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
o'clock
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
Park
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From this reading XVI IN the meantime gloom and anxiety reigned at Clavering Park.
Pendennis
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
Pikey
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
protégé
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From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
reigned
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From this reading XVI IN the meantime gloom and anxiety reigned at Clavering Park.
return
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
room
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From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
salve
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
see
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From this reading “I will see that she dines upstairs to-morrow, dear.”
seeking
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From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will see that she dines upstairs to-morrow, dear.”
smilingly
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
softly
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I will see that she dines upstairs to-morrow, dear.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
three
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From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
to-morrow
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From this reading “I will see that she dines upstairs to-morrow, dear.”
Trenchard-Simpson
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading By just missing the bus from the Pendennis Arms, Pikey delayed her return from The Laurels until nearly three o’clock.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
upstairs
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From this reading “I will see that she dines upstairs to-morrow, dear.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile in the drawing room the mistress of the house was seeking balm for her protégé.
whispered
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will see that she dines upstairs to-morrow, dear.”
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
words
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
wounds
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From this reading With these discreetly whispered words did Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson salve the wounds of the fair Dolores as General Norris closed the door softly and smilingly upon the new governess.
XVI
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From this reading XVI IN the meantime gloom and anxiety reigned at Clavering Park.
