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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
absent
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
air
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From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
any
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
appealed
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From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
behave
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
Boyne
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From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
Breckon
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
case
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From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
child
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From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
Clearly
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From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
easy
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From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
Ellen
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
evident
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From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
fact
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From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
far
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From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
fathom
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From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
go
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From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
harm
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
helpless
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From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
how
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
interest
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
interested
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From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
Kenton
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
knows
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
like
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
Lottie
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From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
manner
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
maternal
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From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
matter
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
more
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From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
mother
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From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
Mr
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
put
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From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
said
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
saw
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
sitting
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From this reading Mrs. Kenton said that she saw no harm in it, that Ellen was sitting in like manner with Mr. Breckon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
surmise
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From this reading Clearly, so far as her maternal surmise could fathom the case, Mr. Breckon was more and more interested in Ellen, and it was evident that the child was interested in him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
too
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
unhappy
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From this reading In fact, she was again unhappy about Ellen, though she put on such an air of being easy about her.
unmoved
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
urged
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
very
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From this reading "Mr. Breckon is very different, and Ellen knows how to behave," he urged, but his mother remained unmoved, or was too absent about something to take any interest in the matter.
wanted
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From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Boyne was helpless, with his mother against it, when he appealed to her to let him go and tell Lottie that she wanted her.
