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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 DEBORAH'S letters contained a detailed account of the catastrophe.
account
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From this reading DEBORAH'S letters contained a detailed account of the catastrophe.
Amabel's
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From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
catastrophe
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From this reading DEBORAH'S letters contained a detailed account of the catastrophe.
concealed
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
contained
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From this reading DEBORAH'S letters contained a detailed account of the catastrophe.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
DEBORAH'S
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From this reading DEBORAH'S letters contained a detailed account of the catastrophe.
detailed
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From this reading DEBORAH'S letters contained a detailed account of the catastrophe.
discovered
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
distracted
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
door
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From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
END
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From this reading THE END.
escaped
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From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
fire
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
here
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
house
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
how
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From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
imagine
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From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
lady
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
left
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From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
letters
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From this reading DEBORAH'S letters contained a detailed account of the catastrophe.
like
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
missed
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
nowhere
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEBORAH'S letters contained a detailed account of the catastrophe.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
room
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From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
says
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
step-daughter
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END.
there
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From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
unfastened
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From this reading No one could imagine how she had escaped, as there was no door left unfastened to Amabel's room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
Wilson
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
woman
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From this reading "Wilson, who has been here since the fire, says that her lady was like a distracted woman when she missed her step-daughter and discovered that she was nowhere concealed in the house.
