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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
all
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
Atheling's
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
bequest
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
Bridget
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
Bridget's
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From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
brush
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
buds
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
changed
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From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
country
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
death
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From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
dilapidated
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From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
EDGERLY'S
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From this reading MRS EDGERLY’S THURSDAY.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
familiar
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From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
family
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
furniture
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From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
Hall
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From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
intact
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From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
Lodge
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From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
maid
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From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
Miss
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
MRS
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From this reading MRS EDGERLY’S THURSDAY.
necessary
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
notice
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From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
now
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
Old
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From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
out
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
panes
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
parlour
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
picturesque
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From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
place
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From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
possession
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From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
pounce
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
proprietorship
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From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
roses
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
small
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
supposed
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
sweetness
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
thrust
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
THURSDAY
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From this reading MRS EDGERLY’S THURSDAY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
unvisited
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From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
visit
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From this reading Mr Atheling’s visit to the country had, after all, not been so necessary as the family supposed; no one seemed disposed to pounce upon the small bequest of Miss Bridget.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
window
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It remained intact and unvisited, dilapidated and picturesque, with Miss Bridget’s old furniture in its familiar place, and her old maid in possession.
Wood
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From this reading The Hall took no notice either of the death or the will which changed the proprietorship of the Old Wood Lodge.
young
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From this reading The roses began to brush the little parlour window, and thrust their young buds against the panes, from which no one now looked out upon their sweetness.
