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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 They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
Annie
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
arbor
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were both a good deal shaken by the storm they had passed through.
bound
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were both a good deal shaken by the storm they had passed through.
circumstances
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From this reading "No man, under the circumstances, would consider himself engaged to a woman.
consider
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From this reading "No man, under the circumstances, would consider himself engaged to a woman.
Croft
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
deal
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From this reading They were both a good deal shaken by the storm they had passed through.
earnestness
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
engaged
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From this reading "No man, under the circumstances, would consider himself engaged to a woman.
eyes
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
full
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were both a good deal shaken by the storm they had passed through.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
happy
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "No man, under the circumstances, would consider himself engaged to a woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
Keswick
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
large
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
Lawrence
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "None in the least," said Lawrence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
legally
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
looking
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
man
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From this reading "No man, under the circumstances, would consider himself engaged to a woman.
March
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
Miss
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
Mrs
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "None in the least," said Lawrence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
old
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
pair
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were both a good deal shaken by the storm they had passed through.
Peyton
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
said
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
shaken
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From this reading They were both a good deal shaken by the storm they had passed through.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
storm
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From this reading They were both a good deal shaken by the storm they had passed through.
surely
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
there
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were both a good deal shaken by the storm they had passed through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
together
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From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
truth
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "No man, under the circumstances, would consider himself engaged to a woman.
up
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not a happy pair, Lawrence Croft and Annie Peyton, as they stood together in the arbor, after old Mrs Keswick had left them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
woman
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From this reading "No man, under the circumstances, would consider himself engaged to a woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No man, under the circumstances, would consider himself engaged to a woman.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, looking up to him with her large eyes full of earnestness, "there surely is no truth in what she said about your being legally bound to Miss March?"
