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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 The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
afterwards
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From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
agreeable
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From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
all
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From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
ameliorated
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
call
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From this reading And about noon the rector took his guest to call at the Warren.
cheerful
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
children
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From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
clouded
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
clustering
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From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
Dick
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
disapproving
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From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
ease
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
guest
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From this reading And about noon the rector took his guest to call at the Warren.
harm
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From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
heart
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From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
horizon
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
household
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
ill-timed
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
imperceptibly
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
instinct
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From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
knees
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From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
man
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From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
merriment
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
most
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From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
Mrs
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From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
much
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
noon
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From this reading And about noon the rector took his guest to call at the Warren.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
ones
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From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
opinion
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From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
people
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From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
recollection
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
rector
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From this reading And about noon the rector took his guest to call at the Warren.
respect
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From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
said
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From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
saw
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From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
shoulders
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From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
softened
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From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
sort
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From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
takes
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From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
there
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From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
things
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And about noon the rector took his guest to call at the Warren.
trouble
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From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
unexplained
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From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
very
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From this reading She thought that there could not be so very much harm in him, after all, when she saw the little ones clustering about him, one on his knees and one on his shoulders.
Warren
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From this reading And about noon the rector took his guest to call at the Warren.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The recollection of that unexplained and ill-timed merriment clouded over the household horizon even next morning; but Dick was so cheerful and so much at his ease that things ameliorated imperceptibly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
Wilberforce's
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From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
woman
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From this reading The heart of a woman, even when most disapproving, is softened by the man who takes the trouble to make himself agreeable to her children.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "There is a sort of instinct in children," she said afterwards: and most people would be in this respect of Mrs. Wilberforce's opinion.
