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2
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
able
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From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
absolutely
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
always
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From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
Beaton's
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
beset
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From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
best
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From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
brick
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
building
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
by-ways
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
carry
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From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
change
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
chosen
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
Cobden
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
coming
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
conscious
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
corner
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
deal
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
decide
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From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
desired
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
difficulty
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From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
fact
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From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
far
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
felt
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
Forster
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
gained
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
get
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From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
got
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From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
hard
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
highways
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
instead
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
learnt
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
less
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
London
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
Mansions
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
Nuthurst
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
only
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From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
own
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
particular
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
person
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From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
red
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
residence
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
search
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From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
see
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
stray
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
Sydney
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
tall
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
touch
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From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
ugly
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From this reading She was conscious that Cobden Mansions was not Nuthurst, and that her particular corner in that tall, ugly, red brick building left a deal to be desired.
view
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
Violet
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From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
wanted
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From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
way
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From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 2A Cobden Mansions It was hard to see what Violet Forster had gained by her change of residence, even from her own point of view; she felt that herself.
whereabouts
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had never got over the difficulty which had beset her at the first, that she had not been able to decide which was the best way to carry on her search.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She had always the one dreadful fact to remember, that she was not the only person who wanted to get within touch of Sydney.
woods
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From this reading And so far as she could see, she had done no good by coming; she had learnt absolutely nothing of Sydney Beaton's whereabouts; she could not have learnt less had she chosen to stray in the woods at Nuthurst instead of the highways and by-ways of London.
