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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 A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She never told me about it before.
Aileen
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
appear
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
calling
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
chanced
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
charming
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From this reading "That was such a charming set of jade you gave her," she volunteered, genially.
Chinese
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
commented
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
conveyed
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
Cowperwood
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
day
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
deal
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
experienced
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
fact
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
Family
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I only saw it the other day for the first time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I only saw it the other day for the first time.
Garrick
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
gave
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From this reading "That was such a charming set of jade you gave her," she volunteered, genially.
genially
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From this reading "That was such a charming set of jade you gave her," she volunteered, genially.
gradually
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I only saw it the other day for the first time.
improving
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
information
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
innocently
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
jade
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From this reading "That was such a charming set of jade you gave her," she volunteered, genially.
liaison
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She never told me about it before.
mother
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
Mrs
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never told me about it before.
new
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
off
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
only
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From this reading "I only saw it the other day for the first time.
other
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From this reading "I only saw it the other day for the first time.
own
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
Platow
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
Platow's
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
Players
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
QuarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
role
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
saw
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From this reading "I only saw it the other day for the first time.
set
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From this reading "That was such a charming set of jade you gave her," she volunteered, genially.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That was such a charming set of jade you gave her," she volunteered, genially.
shortly
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
some
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
Stephanie
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "That was such a charming set of jade you gave her," she volunteered, genially.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I only saw it the other day for the first time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never told me about it before.
trouble
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From this reading One day Mrs. Platow, in calling on Mrs. Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
troubling
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From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
volunteered
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From this reading "That was such a charming set of jade you gave her," she volunteered, genially.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That was such a charming set of jade you gave her," she volunteered, genially.
