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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 "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
all
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
altered
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
Anne
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
anxious
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
any
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Woodford family did not long remain at Winchester.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
beast
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
beau
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
became
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
bestow
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
breezes
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
bring
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
brute
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
called
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
castle
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
cold
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
contempt
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
declared
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Woodford family did not long remain at Winchester.
difference
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
expectation
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
face
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
family
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From this reading The Woodford family did not long remain at Winchester.
grimace
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
grin
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
harming
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
head
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
home
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
liked
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Woodford family did not long remain at Winchester.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
Men
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
MERRICK
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From this reading The Monkies, MERRICK.
milder
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
Monkies
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From this reading The Monkies, MERRICK.
mother
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
motley
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
Mrs
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
much
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
native
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Woodford family did not long remain at Winchester.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
old
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
place
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
Portchester
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
quiet
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
remain
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From this reading The Woodford family did not long remain at Winchester.
remains
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
repose
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
retains
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
return
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
sea
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
surveyed
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
tranquil
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
unchanged
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From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
very
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
walls
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
willing
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From this reading Anne declared the cold to be harming her mother, and became very anxious to bring her to the milder sea breezes of Portchester, and though Mrs. Woodford had little expectation that any place would make much difference to her, she was willing to return to the quiet and repose of her home under the castle walls beside the tranquil sea.
Winchester
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From this reading The Woodford family did not long remain at Winchester.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "The head remains unchanged within, Nor altered much the face, It still retains its native grin, And all its old grimace.
women
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From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
Woodford
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From this reading The Woodford family did not long remain at Winchester.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Men with contempt the brute surveyed, Nor would a name bestow, But women liked the motley beast, And called the thing a beau."
