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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 Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
admirer
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From this reading She passed on down the long room, stunning admirer in her train.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
approach
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
avenge
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
beckoned
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From this reading High hope beckoned imminently to-night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
bitter
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
brilliant
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
Cally
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
Canning
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From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
consummate
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
down
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dying
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
end
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
fortnight
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From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
happiness
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She passed on down the long room, stunning admirer in her train.
Heth
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
High
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From this reading High hope beckoned imminently to-night.
hope
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From this reading High hope beckoned imminently to-night.
Hugo
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From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
imminently
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From this reading High hope beckoned imminently to-night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She passed on down the long room, stunning admirer in her train.
intuitions
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She passed on down the long room, stunning admirer in her train.
more
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
most
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From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
notified
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
now
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She passed on down the long room, stunning admirer in her train.
peckings
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
quickened
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
room
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From this reading She passed on down the long room, stunning admirer in her train.
seeks
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
sex
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She passed on down the long room, stunning admirer in her train.
shining
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
smile
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
steady
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
stunning
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From this reading She passed on down the long room, stunning admirer in her train.
subtle
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
supplanters
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
symbol
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From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
to-night
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From this reading High hope beckoned imminently to-night.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading By the subtle intuitions of her sex she had been notified that the steady approach of the symbol of her happiness consummate now quickened toward its shining end....
train
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From this reading She passed on down the long room, stunning admirer in her train.
unaffectedly
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From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
week
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From this reading Mr. Hugo Canning, having returned for a week at most, had already remained for a fortnight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But who could smile more unaffectedly than Cally Heth at the bitter little peckings with which the dying order ever seeks to avenge itself on its brilliant supplanters?
