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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 had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
attendant
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From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
brother-in-law
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
change
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From this reading She had gone to Tenby, flying, in truth, from the loneliness of London to the loneliness of the sea-shore,--but expecting she knew not what comfort from the change.
Clavering's
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
comfort
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From this reading She had gone to Tenby, flying, in truth, from the loneliness of London to the loneliness of the sea-shore,--but expecting she knew not what comfort from the change.
Courtons
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From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
down
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From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading She had gone to Tenby, flying, in truth, from the loneliness of London to the loneliness of the sea-shore,--but expecting she knew not what comfort from the change.
fate
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
flying
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From this reading She had gone to Tenby, flying, in truth, from the loneliness of London to the loneliness of the sea-shore,--but expecting she knew not what comfort from the change.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
gone
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From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
heard
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
hurry
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From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS SHE MAD?
knew
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From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
lawyer
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From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
lawyers
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From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
letter
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
lodging
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From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
London
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From this reading She had gone to Tenby, flying, in truth, from the loneliness of London to the loneliness of the sea-shore,--but expecting she knew not what comfort from the change.
loneliness
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From this reading She had gone to Tenby, flying, in truth, from the loneliness of London to the loneliness of the sea-shore,--but expecting she knew not what comfort from the change.
MAD
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From this reading IS SHE MAD?
made
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From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
maid
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From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
meditated
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From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
Mrs
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
news
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
offer
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From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
Ongar
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
Park
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From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
preparing
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From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
property
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From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
reached
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
received
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
sea-shore
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From this reading She had gone to Tenby, flying, in truth, from the loneliness of London to the loneliness of the sea-shore,--but expecting she knew not what comfort from the change.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IS SHE MAD?
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
surrender
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From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
Tenby
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
truth
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From this reading She had gone to Tenby, flying, in truth, from the loneliness of London to the loneliness of the sea-shore,--but expecting she knew not what comfort from the change.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
way
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From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had gone to Tenby, flying, in truth, from the loneliness of London to the loneliness of the sea-shore,--but expecting she knew not what comfort from the change.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lady Ongar was at Tenby when she received Mrs. Clavering's letter, and had not heard of the fate of her brother-in-law till the news reached her in that way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had gone down to a lodging at Tenby with no attendant but one maid, and was preparing herself for the great surrender of her property which she meditated.
work
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From this reading Hitherto she had heard nothing from the Courtons or their lawyer as to the offer she had made about Ongar Park; but the time had been short, and lawyers' work, as she knew, was never done in a hurry.
