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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 had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
admirer
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From this reading And yet her beauty and wit and spirit had no admirer regarding them with more of wondering awe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
approach
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From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
awe
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From this reading And yet her beauty and wit and spirit had no admirer regarding them with more of wondering awe.
bare
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
beauty
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From this reading And yet her beauty and wit and spirit had no admirer regarding them with more of wondering awe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
Clorinda
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
comfortless
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
corner
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
depart
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From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
excite
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
experienced
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
fears
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
formed
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
gentlewoman
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From this reading The good gentlewoman took her leave gladly.
gladly
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From this reading The good gentlewoman took her leave gladly.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good gentlewoman took her leave gladly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The good gentlewoman took her leave gladly.
house
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
humble
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
inspired
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
inward
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From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
leave
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From this reading The good gentlewoman took her leave gladly.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
made
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
master
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
Mistress
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
more
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From this reading And yet her beauty and wit and spirit had no admirer regarding them with more of wondering awe.
Nature
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
neglect
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And yet her beauty and wit and spirit had no admirer regarding them with more of wondering awe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
permission
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From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
persons
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
presence
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From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
receive
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From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
regarding
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From this reading And yet her beauty and wit and spirit had no admirer regarding them with more of wondering awe.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
spent
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
spirit
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From this reading And yet her beauty and wit and spirit had no admirer regarding them with more of wondering awe.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
terrors
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The good gentlewoman took her leave gladly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
there
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
things
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
timid
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From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good gentlewoman took her leave gladly.
tremor
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From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
unafraid
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
west
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
wing
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From this reading In the bare west wing of the house, comfortless though the neglect of its master had made it, there was one corner where she was unafraid.
wit
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From this reading And yet her beauty and wit and spirit had no admirer regarding them with more of wondering awe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had spent a life in timid fears of such things and persons as were not formed by Nature to excite them, but never had she experienced such humble terrors as those with which Mistress Clorinda inspired her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Never did she approach her without inward tremor, and never did she receive permission to depart from her presence without relief.
wondering
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From this reading And yet her beauty and wit and spirit had no admirer regarding them with more of wondering awe.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet her beauty and wit and spirit had no admirer regarding them with more of wondering awe.
