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affray
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From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
Argemone
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From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
beg
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From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
boldly
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From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
came
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From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
conceal
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From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
control
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From this reading She would have it so, and her mother neither dared nor knew how to control her.
dared
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From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
day
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From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
dreamed
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From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
expressed
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From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
fairly
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From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
how
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From this reading She would have it so, and her mother neither dared nor knew how to control her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
installed
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From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She would have it so, and her mother neither dared nor knew how to control her.
justify
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From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
knew
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From this reading She would have it so, and her mother neither dared nor knew how to control her.
known
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From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
Lancelot's
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From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
Lavington
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From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
matters
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From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
mother
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From this reading She would have it so, and her mother neither dared nor knew how to control her.
Mrs
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From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She would have it so, and her mother neither dared nor knew how to control her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
nominally
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From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She would have it so, and her mother neither dared nor knew how to control her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
objections
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From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
pardon
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From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
poaching
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From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
Priory
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From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
pupil
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From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
read
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From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
really
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From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
share
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From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
silenced
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From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
spiritual
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From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
subjects
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From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
succeeded
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From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
talk
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From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
up
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From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every day he came to read and talk with her, and whatever objections Mrs. Lavington expressed were silenced by Argemone.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have it so, and her mother neither dared nor knew how to control her.
