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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 It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
all
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No," she returned, becoming quiet, and nestling close to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last she gave up protesting, and shut his mouth with a kiss.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
bear
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From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
becoming
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From this reading "No," she returned, becoming quiet, and nestling close to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
belonged
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
brother
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From this reading "The Lord sent it by the hand of your brother Orin."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The Lord sent it by the hand of your brother Orin."
close
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From this reading "No," she returned, becoming quiet, and nestling close to him.
commission
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
conclusion
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
conviction
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
credit
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
disclaimers
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
felt
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From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
gave
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From this reading At last she gave up protesting, and shut his mouth with a kiss.
getting
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
hand
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From this reading "The Lord sent it by the hand of your brother Orin."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No," she returned, becoming quiet, and nestling close to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last she gave up protesting, and shut his mouth with a kiss.
important
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From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
instantly
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The Lord sent it by the hand of your brother Orin."
John
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
kiss
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From this reading At last she gave up protesting, and shut his mouth with a kiss.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she gave up protesting, and shut his mouth with a kiss.
leaped
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
Lord
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From this reading "The Lord sent it by the hand of your brother Orin."
made
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
Milly
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
modest
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From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
more
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From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
mouth
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From this reading At last she gave up protesting, and shut his mouth with a kiss.
much
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From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
nestling
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From this reading "No," she returned, becoming quiet, and nestling close to him.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," she returned, becoming quiet, and nestling close to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Lord sent it by the hand of your brother Orin."
Orin
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From this reading "The Lord sent it by the hand of your brother Orin."
Orin's
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
praise
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From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
protesting
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From this reading At last she gave up protesting, and shut his mouth with a kiss.
quiet
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From this reading "No," she returned, becoming quiet, and nestling close to him.
realized
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From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No," she returned, becoming quiet, and nestling close to him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
sent
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From this reading "The Lord sent it by the hand of your brother Orin."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," she returned, becoming quiet, and nestling close to him.
shut
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From this reading At last she gave up protesting, and shut his mouth with a kiss.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
some
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
steadfast
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
story
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Lord sent it by the hand of your brother Orin."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No," she returned, becoming quiet, and nestling close to him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
too
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From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
up
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From this reading At last she gave up protesting, and shut his mouth with a kiss.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
well
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From this reading Since John, as well as Orin, thought so, she felt that her part must have been more important than she had realized; but she was too modest to bear so much praise.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
whole
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From this reading It was some time before John could be made to understand the whole story; and when it had been told, he instantly leaped to the conclusion that the whole credit of Orin's getting the commission belonged of right to Milly, a conviction in which he remained steadfast despite all her disclaimers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last she gave up protesting, and shut his mouth with a kiss.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The Lord sent it by the hand of your brother Orin."
