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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 suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
abused
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From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
action
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From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
admit
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From this reading Examine Grace as her father might, she would admit nothing.
almost
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From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Examine Grace as her father might, she would admit nothing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
candor
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From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
change
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From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
child
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From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
countryman
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From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
darling
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From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
displaced
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From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
Examine
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From this reading Examine Grace as her father might, she would admit nothing.
father
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From this reading Examine Grace as her father might, she would admit nothing.
feline
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From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
finds
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From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the present, therefore, he simply watched.
furtive
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From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
gentlemanly
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From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
Grace
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From this reading Examine Grace as her father might, she would admit nothing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the present, therefore, he simply watched.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Examine Grace as her father might, she would admit nothing.
heretofore
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From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
ingenuous
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From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
ingenuousness
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From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
injury
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From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
man
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From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
Melbury's
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From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Examine Grace as her father might, she would admit nothing.
miraculous
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From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
mood
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From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
nature
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From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Examine Grace as her father might, she would admit nothing.
present
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From this reading For the present, therefore, he simply watched.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Examine Grace as her father might, she would admit nothing.
simply
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From this reading For the present, therefore, he simply watched.
slighted
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From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
son-in-law
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From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
stealth
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From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
suspicion
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From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the present, therefore, he simply watched.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading For the present, therefore, he simply watched.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Melbury’s heretofore confidential candor towards his gentlemanly son-in-law was displaced by a feline stealth that did injury to his every action, thought, and mood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
watched
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From this reading For the present, therefore, he simply watched.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No man so furtive for the time as the ingenuous countryman who finds that his ingenuousness has been abused.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Examine Grace as her father might, she would admit nothing.
wrought
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From this reading The suspicion that his darling child was being slighted wrought almost a miraculous change in Melbury’s nature.
