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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 There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
access
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
any
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From this reading Did that harm any one?
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
back-door
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
conquest
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
dazzled
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
defend
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From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
enough
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From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
fells
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
free-born
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
girl
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
harm
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
house
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
Lane
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From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
lass
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
Lily
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From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
Lover's
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From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
many
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From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
meet
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
meeting
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
met
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From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
Miss
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
Mr
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
much
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
near
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did that harm any one?
Prentice's
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
put
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From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
reason
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
Ridley
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
say
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From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
squire
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From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
sweetheart
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
talk
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did that harm any one?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
There
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From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
times
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From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
too
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
wrong
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From this reading The back-door of Miss Prentice's little house was near of access, and the girl had been too much dazzled by her conquest to think of right and wrong.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Besides, had she been put to defend herself, she had, you may be sure, enough to say.
young
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From this reading Lily had met the young squire many times already in the Lover's Lane.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is no harm in meeting your sweetheart when you have no reason to be ashamed of him; and she was a free-born lass of the fells, and what if she did meet Mr Ridley and talk to him?
