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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 Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
action
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From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this inhospitable obscurity Anna had sat alone for close upon two hours.
always
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From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
animals
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
Anna
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
arm
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
ate
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
attempted
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
bare
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From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
booted
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From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
bowed
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
caused
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certain
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close
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From this reading In this inhospitable obscurity Anna had sat alone for close upon two hours.
cold
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Coming
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From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
country
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days
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
de
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
dining-room
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dissembling
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drawing-room
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
embarrassment
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entrance
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eternal
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fireless
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
forth
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From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
friend
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
furtively
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
gone
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
hastened
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From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
hatted
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
hours
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From this reading In this inhospitable obscurity Anna had sat alone for close upon two hours.
Ignoring
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immediately
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From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
inhospitable
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From this reading In this inhospitable obscurity Anna had sat alone for close upon two hours.
insisting
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
landing
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later
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
Leath
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
leaving
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lemonade
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
man-servant
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Matignon
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
meal
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mildly
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
minutes
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From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
Miss
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
mouldy
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mutton
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napkin
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o'clock
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From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
object
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From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
obscurity
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From this reading In this inhospitable obscurity Anna had sat alone for close upon two hours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
oppose
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From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
out
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From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
Painter
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Painter's
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
Paris
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From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
precipitately
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From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
reached
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rue
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
sat
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
set
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From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
shutters
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slip-covers
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solitude
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some
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straight
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strange
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surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
ten
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From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this inhospitable obscurity Anna had sat alone for close upon two hours.
three
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
two
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From this reading In this inhospitable obscurity Anna had sat alone for close upon two hours.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
up
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From this reading Coming up precipitately that morning from the country, she had reached Paris at one o’clock and Miss Painter’s landing some ten minutes later.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In this inhospitable obscurity Anna had sat alone for close upon two hours.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Painter’s mouldy little man-servant, dissembling a napkin under his arm, had mildly attempted to oppose her entrance; but Anna, insisting, had gone straight to the dining-room and surprised her friend--who ate as furtively as certain animals--over a strange meal of cold mutton and lemonade.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ignoring the embarrassment she caused, she had set forth the object of her journey, and Miss Painter, always hatted and booted for action, had immediately hastened out, leaving her to the solitude of the bare fireless drawing-room with its eternal slip-covers and “bowed” shutters.
XXX
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From this reading XXX Anna Leath, three days later, sat in Miss Painter’s drawing-room in the rue de Matignon.
