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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 MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
AFOOT
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From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
all
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From this reading And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
Bower
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
busied
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
chance
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From this reading And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over.
coincidence
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
day
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From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
diligent
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From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
dinner-hour
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
Egremont
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From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
expected
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
forthwith
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
gossip
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From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he reached home he privately reported the little incident to his wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
home
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From this reading When he reached home he privately reported the little incident to his wife.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
incident
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From this reading When he reached home he privately reported the little incident to his wife.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
jot
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From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
keeping
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From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
kin
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From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
Lambeth
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From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
less
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From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
library
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From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he reached home he privately reported the little incident to his wife.
Mayfair
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From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
MISCHIEF
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From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
mischief-making
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From this reading And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over.
Monday
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
Mr
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
much
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
observed
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
out
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
privately
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From this reading When he reached home he privately reported the little incident to his wife.
prying
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From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
reached
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From this reading When he reached home he privately reported the little incident to his wife.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
reported
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From this reading When he reached home he privately reported the little incident to his wife.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
seeing
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
succeeded
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From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
Thyrza
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over.
Trent
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
two
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From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
very
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
vulgar
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From this reading The vulgar in Lambeth are not a jot less diligent in prying and gossip than are their kin in Mayfair.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
wife
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From this reading When he reached home he privately reported the little incident to his wife.
window
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From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When Mr. Bower passed the library in the dinner-hour on Monday, and, after seeing Thyrza Trent come out, forthwith observed Mr. Egremont standing within at the window, his mind busied itself with the coincidence very much as it might have been expected to do.
wont
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From this reading And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over.
work
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From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
world
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From this reading And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading MISCHIEF AFOOT It would have been a remarkable thing if Egremont had succeeded, even for a day or two, in keeping secret his work at the library.
