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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 What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
antagonism
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
aunt
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From this reading III “Oh, Crikey!” said my aunt, reading a letter behind her coffee-machine.
bay
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
Beatrice
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
beds
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading III “Oh, Crikey!” said my aunt, reading a letter behind her coffee-machine.
big
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
boyish
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
breakfastingverbUS /ˈbrɛkfəstɪŋ/
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
coffee-machine
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From this reading III “Oh, Crikey!” said my aunt, reading a letter behind her coffee-machine.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
Crikey
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From this reading III “Oh, Crikey!” said my aunt, reading a letter behind her coffee-machine.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
fight
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
full
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From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
Garvell
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
George
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From this reading “_Here’s_ a young woman, George!”
Grove
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
Here's
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From this reading “_Here’s_ a young woman, George!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
III
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From this reading III “Oh, Crikey!” said my aunt, reading a letter behind her coffee-machine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
incredible
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From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
indeed
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
iris
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
Lady
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
letter
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From this reading III “Oh, Crikey!” said my aunt, reading a letter behind her coffee-machine.
London
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
looks
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
met
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
more
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
Now
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From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
Oh
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From this reading III “Oh, Crikey!” said my aunt, reading a letter behind her coffee-machine.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
particularly
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
puzzled
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
queer
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
reading
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From this reading III “Oh, Crikey!” said my aunt, reading a letter behind her coffee-machine.
recalled
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
said
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From this reading III “Oh, Crikey!” said my aunt, reading a letter behind her coffee-machine.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
together
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
trick
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
uncle
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
vital
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From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now when my senses were full of her, it seemed incredible that I could ever have forgotten....
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What puzzled me more particularly was the queer trick of my memory that had never recalled anything vital of Beatrice whatever when I met Garvell again that had, indeed, recalled nothing except a boyish antagonism and our fight.
window
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From this reading We were breakfasting together in the big window bay at Lady Grove that looks upon the iris beds; my uncle was in London.
woman
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From this reading “_Here’s_ a young woman, George!”
young
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From this reading “_Here’s_ a young woman, George!”
