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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 She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
account
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From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
actress
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
Alymer
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From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
annoy
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From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
annoyed
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
any
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From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
aunt
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
barrister
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
bothered
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
cautious
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
coming
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From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
deal
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
exceedingly
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
fears
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From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
gain
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From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
get
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To say that he was wholly unaffected by it, however, would be to say too much.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading To say that he was wholly unaffected by it, however, would be to say too much.
husband
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
idea
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From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
indeed
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
interfering
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
jealousy
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
knew
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
known
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
living
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
Lorraine
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From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
made
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
making
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From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
more
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
most
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
mother's
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From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
motive
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
much
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From this reading To say that he was wholly unaffected by it, however, would be to say too much.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
obviously
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
otherwise
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
perfectly
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
petty
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
preferred
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From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
rising
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
say
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From this reading To say that he was wholly unaffected by it, however, would be to say too much.
seeing
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From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
smallest
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From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
some
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
talked
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Moreover, Alymer, seeing nothing to gain by making known his mother’s fears, preferred not to annoy her with any account of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
too
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From this reading To say that he was wholly unaffected by it, however, would be to say too much.
tried
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
trouble
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From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
unaffected
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From this reading To say that he was wholly unaffected by it, however, would be to say too much.
unwise
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
well
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lorraine had not the smallest idea of what was coming upon her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was, indeed, exceedingly and bitterly annoyed with his interfering aunt, who had obviously tried to make trouble for some petty motive of jealousy.
wholly
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From this reading To say that he was wholly unaffected by it, however, would be to say too much.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
young
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From this reading She knew perfectly well herself that it would be most unwise for a rising young barrister to get talked about with an actress known to have a husband living, and it had made her a great deal more cautious than she would otherwise have bothered to be.
