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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 made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
accept
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From this reading Dora did not accept the thought.
affection
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
benignant
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
buried
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
calm
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
carrying
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
child
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
declared
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
desire
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
Dora
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From this reading Dora did not accept the thought.
downward
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
drawer
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
face
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
fiction
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
find
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
flushed
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
gazed
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
girl
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
hour
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
hysterical
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
imaginative
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
implored
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
indignant
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
inferior
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
instantly
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
keep
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
lain
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
likeness
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
made
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
Mannering
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
melancholy
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
middle-aged
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
mission
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
more
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
mother
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
mother's
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
Mr
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
near
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dora did not accept the thought.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
often
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
other
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
out
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
pensive
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
picture
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
portrait
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
possession
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
prevent
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
relation
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
remind
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
said
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
sanction
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
satisfaction
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
say
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
secured
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
seen
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
sister
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
strange
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
struggle
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
subject
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
suffering
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
Templar's
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
There
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From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dora did not accept the thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
together
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
unknown
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
up
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
vision
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From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing more said to Mr. Mannering on the subject of Mr. Templar’s mission, neither did he himself say anything, either to sanction or prevent his child from carrying out the strange desire of her mother--her mother!
weeping
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From this reading She gazed at it for an hour together, and found nothing--nothing, she declared to herself with indignant satisfaction, to remind her of the other face--flushed, weeping, middle-aged--which had so implored her affection.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
woman
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From this reading It pleased her to find, as she said to herself, “no likeness” to the suffering and hysterical woman she had seen, in that calm, pensive portrait, which she instantly secured and took possession of--the little picture which had lain so long buried with its face downward in the secret drawer.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She made a struggle within herself to keep up the fiction that it was her mother’s sister--a relation, something near, yet ever inferior to the vision of a benignant, melancholy being, unknown, which a dead mother so often is to an imaginative girl.
