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all
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From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
any
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
appeared
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
cares
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From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
cause
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
chosen
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From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
coming
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From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
country
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From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
DANGER
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From this reading DRIFTING INTO DANGER.
days
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
down
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From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
DRIFTING
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From this reading DRIFTING INTO DANGER.
fibres
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From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
Hamley
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
home
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From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
hoped
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From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
household
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From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DRIFTING INTO DANGER.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
knew
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From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
low
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From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
mathematical
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From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
Molly
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From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
only
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From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
Osborne's
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From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
out
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
power
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From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
put
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
quiet
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From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
rights
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From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
Roger's
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From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
set
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From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
small
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From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
spirits
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
squire
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
stirred
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From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
three
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
Thursday
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From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
tripos
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From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
tune
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From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
two
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
very
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From this reading They had not chosen to tell Molly that Osborne's name had only appeared very low down in the mathematical tripos.
visible
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
visitor
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From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
well
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From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
wiles
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From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On Thursday, the quiet country household was stirred through all its fibres with the thought of Roger's coming home.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mrs. Hamley had not seemed quite so well, or quite in such good spirits for two or three days before; and the squire himself had appeared to be put out without any visible cause.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So all that their visitor knew was that something was out of tune, and she hoped that Roger's coming home would set it to rights, for it was beyond the power of her small cares and wiles.
