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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 POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
all
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
attempted
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
Audrey
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
away
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
bosoms
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
break
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
bright
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The great militant had a surname, but it was rarely used save by police magistrates.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
control
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
created
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
Dauphin
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
emotionalised
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
entire
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
events
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
exultation
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _She has sent for me._ Miss Ingate says she shall go, too."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
go
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From this reading _She has sent for me._ Miss Ingate says she shall go, too."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great militant had a surname, but it was rarely used save by police magistrates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great militant had a surname, but it was rarely used save by police magistrates.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
highly
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
induce
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
inebriated
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
Ingate
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From this reading _She has sent for me._ Miss Ingate says she shall go, too."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
joyous
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
like
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading The great militant had a surname, but it was rarely used save by police magistrates.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
message
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
militant
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From this reading The great militant had a surname, but it was rarely used save by police magistrates.
Miss
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From this reading _She has sent for me._ Miss Ingate says she shall go, too."
Monsieur
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
mood
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
murmured
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
Nickall
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
once
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From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
permanent
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
police
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From this reading The great militant had a surname, but it was rarely used save by police magistrates.
POLITICAL
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From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
quartet
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
rarely
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From this reading The great militant had a surname, but it was rarely used save by police magistrates.
REFUGEE
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From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
Rosamund
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From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
says
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From this reading _She has sent for me._ Miss Ingate says she shall go, too."
scarcely
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
scene
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
see
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From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
sent
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From this reading _She has sent for me._ Miss Ingate says she shall go, too."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _She has sent for me._ Miss Ingate says she shall go, too."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She has sent for me._ Miss Ingate says she shall go, too."
single
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
state
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
studio
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From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
sufficed
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
surname
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From this reading The great militant had a surname, but it was rarely used save by police magistrates.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
too
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From this reading _She has sent for me._ Miss Ingate says she shall go, too."
used
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From this reading The great militant had a surname, but it was rarely used save by police magistrates.
vague
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
vast
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
voice
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
wants
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From this reading A POLITICAL REFUGEE "Rosamund has come to my studio and wants to see me at once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
word
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From this reading The single word "Rosamund" sufficed to break one mood and induce another in all bosoms save that of Audrey, who was in a state of permanent joyous exultation that she scarcely even attempted to control.
words
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From this reading It was these words in a highly emotionalised voice from Miss Nickall that, like a vague murmured message of vast events, drew the entire quartet away from the bright inebriated scene created by Monsieur Dauphin.
