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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 A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
ANNOUNCEMENT
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
approached
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
auld
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From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
business
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From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
ceremony
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
comin
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From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
concerned
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
CONFIDENTIALadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
cook
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From this reading Declining to have the cook sent for, Miss Panney descended to the kitchen.
Declining
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From this reading Declining to have the cook sent for, Miss Panney descended to the kitchen.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Declining to have the cook sent for, Miss Panney descended to the kitchen.
docther's
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From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
drab
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From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
Dranes
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
exclaimed
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From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
eyes
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
finished
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
five
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Declining to have the cook sent for, Miss Panney descended to the kitchen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Declining to have the cook sent for, Miss Panney descended to the kitchen.
Haverleys
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
how
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From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
interview
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
Irishwoman
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
isn't
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From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
kitchen
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From this reading Declining to have the cook sent for, Miss Panney descended to the kitchen.
lifted
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
measure
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From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
minutes
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
Miriam
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
Miss
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
Molly
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
more
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
opened
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
Panney
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
permission
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
protégé
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From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
real
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
relations
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
Saints
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From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
sausage
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From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
see
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
sent
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From this reading Declining to have the cook sent for, Miss Panney descended to the kitchen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
Sinners
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From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
social
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
some
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From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
subject
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
talked
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Declining to have the cook sent for, Miss Panney descended to the kitchen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The Saints an' the Sinners!" she exclaimed, "if here isn't that auld drab of a sausage, that cook of the docther's, a comin' here again to tell me how to cook for them Dranes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
Tooney
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
up
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
visit
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From this reading A CONFIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Having finished her visit of ceremony, Miss Panney asked permission of Miriam to see Molly Tooney.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
wide
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From this reading She had not talked with Molly more than five minutes, and had not approached the real subject of the interview, which concerned the social relations between the Haverleys and the Dranes, when the Irishwoman lifted up her hands, and opened wide her eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
woman
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From this reading That woman was, in a measure, her protégé, and she had some little business with her.
