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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something wrong about the world this evening, and she did not know what it was.
Agatha
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From this reading Agatha was singularly uncertain of herself.
all
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From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
also
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something wrong about the world this evening, and she did not know what it was.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
breathed
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From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
Brighton
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
brooding
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From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
complexion
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
creak
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From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was something wrong about the world this evening, and she did not know what it was.
dress
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From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
education
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
evening
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From this reading There was something wrong about the world this evening, and she did not know what it was.
felt
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
harmful
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
Harrington's
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From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Agatha was singularly uncertain of herself.
idle
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
inclined
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
irritated
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From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something wrong about the world this evening, and she did not know what it was.
lady
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From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
lost
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From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
Mrs
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From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
only
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
quiet
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From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
rich
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From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
school
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
sense
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From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
silk
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From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
singularly
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From this reading Agatha was singularly uncertain of herself.
slept
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From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Little things irritated her--such as the creak of Mrs. Harrington's rich silk dress as that lady breathed.
taught
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
tears
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
There
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From this reading There was something wrong about the world this evening, and she did not know what it was.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
things
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From this reading But over all things brooding slept The quiet sense of something lost.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was something wrong about the world this evening, and she did not know what it was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
uncertain
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From this reading Agatha was singularly uncertain of herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Agatha was singularly uncertain of herself.
weep
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From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was something wrong about the world this evening, and she did not know what it was.
world
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From this reading There was something wrong about the world this evening, and she did not know what it was.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it had not been for her education--at the Brighton school they had taught her that tears are not only idle, but also harmful to the complexion--she would have felt inclined to weep.
wrong
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From this reading There was something wrong about the world this evening, and she did not know what it was.
