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absolute
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From this reading My delinquencies were treated with absolute silence.
actresses
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From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
ADOLPHUS
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From this reading WILLIAM ADOLPHUS HITS THE MARK.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
all
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
Artenberg
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From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
atmosphere
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From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
behaviour
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
better
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
brother-in-law
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From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
confessedly
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
convalescent
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From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
days
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From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
delinquencies
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From this reading My delinquencies were treated with absolute silence.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
family
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From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
faults
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From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
hinted
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
HITS
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From this reading WILLIAM ADOLPHUS HITS THE MARK.
husband
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
managed
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
MARK
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From this reading WILLIAM ADOLPHUS HITS THE MARK.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
old
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From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
other
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From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
professors
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From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
reason
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
recalled
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From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
rumours
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
scandalous
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading My delinquencies were treated with absolute silence.
sister
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From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM ADOLPHUS HITS THE MARK.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
treated
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From this reading My delinquencies were treated with absolute silence.
Victoria
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From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
warned
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From this reading My sister and brother-in-law were told of their faults and warned, the one against professors, the other against actresses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were all in disgrace--Victoria because she had not managed her husband better, William Adolphus for behaviour confessedly scandalous, I by reason of those rumours at which I have hinted.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading At Artenberg, whither we went when I was convalescent, the family atmosphere recalled old days.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM ADOLPHUS HITS THE MARK.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My delinquencies were treated with absolute silence.
