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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 She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
accusing
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
almost
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
arms
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
Baines
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From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
capable
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
carrying
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
clandestine
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
correspondence
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
days
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From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
deeply
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
difficult
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From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
divine
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
drawing
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
ebbed
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From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
ESCAPADEnounUS /ˈɛskəpeɪd/
an exciting or slightly dangerous adventure
From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
flowed
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From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
forbidding
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From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
fount
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
gaiety
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
Gerald
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
goodwill
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
hedgehog
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From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
influenced
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From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on these days that the uneasiness of Mrs. Baines waxed.
joy
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
love
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
months
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From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
moods
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From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
Mrs
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From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
nature
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
necks
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
old
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From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
origin
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
other
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
other's
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
round
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
saw
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
Scales
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
some
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
Sophia
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From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
Sophia's
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From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
source
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From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
suspicions
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on these days that the uneasiness of Mrs. Baines waxed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
There
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From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was on these days that the uneasiness of Mrs. Baines waxed.
three
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From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
uneasiness
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From this reading ESCAPADE I The uneasiness of Mrs. Baines flowed and ebbed, during the next three months, influenced by Sophia's moods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
waspish
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From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
waxed
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From this reading It was on these days that the uneasiness of Mrs. Baines waxed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There were days when Sophia was the old Sophia--the forbidding, difficult, waspish, and even hedgehog Sophia.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But there were other days on which Sophia seemed to be drawing joy and gaiety and goodwill from some secret source, from some fount whose nature and origin none could divine.
wickedly
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
wildest
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From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had the wildest suspicions; she was almost capable of accusing Sophia of carrying on a clandestine correspondence; she saw Sophia and Gerald Scales deeply and wickedly in love; she saw them with their arms round each other's necks....
