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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 Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
absorbing
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From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
according
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From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
advice
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From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
assumed
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From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LADY USHANT AT BRAGTON.
attempt
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From this reading He made the attempt manfully,--but with slight effect.
away
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
BRAGTON
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From this reading LADY USHANT AT BRAGTON.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
came
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From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
care
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
Dillsborough
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From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
door
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
effect
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From this reading He made the attempt manfully,--but with slight effect.
fig
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
gave
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From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
genuine
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From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
girls
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From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
gossip
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From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
instructed
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
just
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
LADY
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From this reading LADY USHANT AT BRAGTON.
Larry
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From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
leave
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From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
love
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From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
made
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From this reading He made the attempt manfully,--but with slight effect.
manfully
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From this reading He made the attempt manfully,--but with slight effect.
Mary
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
Masters
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
opened
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
power
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From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
slight
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From this reading He made the attempt manfully,--but with slight effect.
special
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
successful
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From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
Sunday
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From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
talk
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
too
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From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
USHANT
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From this reading LADY USHANT AT BRAGTON.
very
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From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His love was too genuine, too absorbing, to leave with him the power which Mrs. Masters assumed him to have when she gave him such advice.
whisper
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From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Masters who opened the door for him instructed him in a special whisper "to talk away just as though he did not care a fig for Mary."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the Sunday Larry came into Dillsborough and had "his gossip with the girls" according to order;--but it was not very successful.
