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abruptly
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
attempt
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From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
Bank
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
blow
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From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
blundering
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From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
broke
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
coming
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
commonplaces
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
compromise
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From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
deferred
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From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
disavowal
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From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
discord
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From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
exchange
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
Farmers
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
Five
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
goddess
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From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
Grierson
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
hot
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From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
iron
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From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
Margery
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
Merchants
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
met
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
midst
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
minutes
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
Miss
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
mood
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From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
mother
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
Mr
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
off
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
offend
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
ordained
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From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
out
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
payment
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From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
please
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
Raymer
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
Raymer's
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From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
rebuffnounUS /rɪˈbʌf/
an unkind refusal of a friendly offer or request
From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
say
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
sister
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
spot
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From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
surely
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From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
There
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From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
Thorwalden's
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From this reading Five minutes after the rebuff in Thorwalden's, Miss Grierson met Raymer as he was coming out of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
triumph
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From this reading If she had been in the mood to compromise, half of the deferred payment of triumph might have been discharged on the spot by Raymer's blundering attempt at disavowal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was surely the goddess of discord who ordained that the blow should be struck while the iron was hot.
Why
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From this reading "Why, Miss Margery!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was an exchange of commonplaces, but in the midst of it Miss Margery broke off abruptly to say: "Mr. Raymer, please tell me what I have done to offend your mother and sister."
