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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 Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
accompanied
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From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
air
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
announcing
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
aplomb
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From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
Augusta
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
avowedly
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
box
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
called
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
carefully-concocted
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
cloak-room
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
contemplated
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
days
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From this reading The two following days passed peacefully over.
declaring
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
delighted
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From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
despatched
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
enjoying
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
even
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
fact
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From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
felt
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From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
fine
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
follow
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
following
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From this reading The two following days passed peacefully over.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
fortnight
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
frightened
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From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
great
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
kept
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
left
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
letter
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
lie
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From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
Mrs
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
once
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From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The two following days passed peacefully over.
Paddington
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
passed
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From this reading The two following days passed peacefully over.
peacefully
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From this reading The two following days passed peacefully over.
precaution
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
probably
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
Prudence
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
receipt
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
said
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
sea
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
sister
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
Station
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
story
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
suggested
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
table
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two following days passed peacefully over.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
told
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
took
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From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
twinges
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From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
two
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From this reading The two following days passed peacefully over.
use
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From this reading She despatched a great box, avowedly for the use of Augusta, to Paddington Station, and left it at the cloak-room to be kept till called for.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She took every precaution that suggested itself to her, and even contemplated announcing at table the receipt of a letter from her sister declaring she was enjoying the fine sea air.
Wilcox
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From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In fact, she felt she was beginning to lie with an _aplomb_ that at once frightened and delighted her, but was accompanied by twinges of conscience.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Prudence told her carefully-concocted story to Mrs. Wilcox, and said she would probably follow her sister in a fortnight.
