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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 The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
allowed
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From this reading Even Gillian allowed that she was ever so much nicer when there was no one to tease her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
aunt
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From this reading Her aunt did not rank her with Valetta and Fergus, but let her consort with herself and Gillian, and this suited her much better.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
better
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From this reading Her aunt did not rank her with Valetta and Fergus, but let her consort with herself and Gillian, and this suited her much better.
boys
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From this reading The departure of the boys was a great relief to Dolores.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
consortnounUS /ˈkɑnsɔrt/
a ship that travels with another for protection or company
From this reading Her aunt did not rank her with Valetta and Fergus, but let her consort with herself and Gillian, and this suited her much better.
daughter-in-law
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
departure
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From this reading The departure of the boys was a great relief to Dolores.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
Dolores
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From this reading The departure of the boys was a great relief to Dolores.
earlier
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From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
elder
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Gillian allowed that she was ever so much nicer when there was no one to tease her.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Gillian allowed that she was ever so much nicer when there was no one to tease her.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
Fergus
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From this reading Her aunt did not rank her with Valetta and Fergus, but let her consort with herself and Gillian, and this suited her much better.
festivities
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
Gillian
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
go
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The departure of the boys was a great relief to Dolores.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her aunt did not rank her with Valetta and Fergus, but let her consort with herself and Gillian, and this suited her much better.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
interfering
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
Jasper's
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From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
kept
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
knew
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Her aunt did not rank her with Valetta and Fergus, but let her consort with herself and Gillian, and this suited her much better.
Merrifield
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
Mohun
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From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
Mrs
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
much
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From this reading Her aunt did not rank her with Valetta and Fergus, but let her consort with herself and Gillian, and this suited her much better.
Mysie
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
nearly
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
nicer
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From this reading Even Gillian allowed that she was ever so much nicer when there was no one to tease her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The departure of the boys was a great relief to Dolores.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
possible
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
quiet
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From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
rank
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From this reading Her aunt did not rank her with Valetta and Fergus, but let her consort with herself and Gillian, and this suited her much better.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The departure of the boys was a great relief to Dolores.
Rotherwood
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
school
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From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even Gillian allowed that she was ever so much nicer when there was no one to tease her.
Silver-ton
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From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
suited
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From this reading Her aunt did not rank her with Valetta and Fergus, but let her consort with herself and Gillian, and this suited her much better.
tease
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From this reading Even Gillian allowed that she was ever so much nicer when there was no one to tease her.
term
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From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
there
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From this reading Even Gillian allowed that she was ever so much nicer when there was no one to tease her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
Valetta
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From this reading Her aunt did not rank her with Valetta and Fergus, but let her consort with herself and Gillian, and this suited her much better.
visit
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
week
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
well
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even Gillian allowed that she was ever so much nicer when there was no one to tease her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
Wilfred
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From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
wonderfully
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From this reading Colonel Mohun took Wilfred to his school, which began its term earlier than did Jasper’s, and Silver-ton was wonderfully quiet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The elder Mrs. Merrifield was not to come for nearly a week, so that it would have been possible for her daughter-in-law to go to the Rotherwood festivities without interfering with her visit, but this no one except Gillian and Mysie knew, and they kept the secret well.
