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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 Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
adapting
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
all
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am very glad you told me," he said.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
beauty
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
become
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
best
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
blessed
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
called
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From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
came
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
clear
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
cloudy
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
conveniencies
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
coolness
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
discovery
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From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
drawing-room
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
face
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
forth
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From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
garden
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
glad
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From this reading "I am very glad you told me," he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
house
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am very glad you told me," he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
inconveniencies
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From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
interest
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
less
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
man
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am very glad you told me," he said.
met
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
more
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From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
mother
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
necessity
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
otherwise
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
out
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
pleasure
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
pointed
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
position
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
power
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
recognising
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
remarked
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From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
response
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
said
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From this reading "I am very glad you told me," he said.
sat
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
sight
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
sister
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
some
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From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
somewhat
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am very glad you told me," he said.
very
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From this reading "I am very glad you told me," he said.
view
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From this reading He did his best, however, to take an interest in the house, to have all its conveniencies pointed out to him, and the beauty of the view over the garden, and the coolness of the drawing-room in which they sat.
warmer
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From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
Warrender
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From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What pleased him still more, however, or at least called forth a warmer response, was the discovery of some inconveniencies which had already been remarked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Warrender met his mother and sister with a face somewhat cloudy, which, however, he did his best to clear as he came in, in response to their pleasure at the sight of him.
woman
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From this reading It did not become him in his position to look otherwise than blessed: but a man has less power of recognising and adapting himself to this necessity than a woman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am very glad you told me," he said.
