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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 “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
abstemious
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
affection
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
angels
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
beautiful
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
bidden
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What _can_ I do for you?
Clara
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
darling
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
dear
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What _can_ I do for you?
EVENING
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
exclaimed
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
going
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
horrid
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
how
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
I'm
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
it's
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
Kincton
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must, you know, try something.”
Knox
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
liking
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
love
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From this reading “No, love, no; nature—nature and rest.
luncheon
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
Maubray
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
ministering
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
Miss
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
moved
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
Mrs
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
nature
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From this reading “No, love, no; nature—nature and rest.
neuralgia
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, love, no; nature—nature and rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
out
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
pity
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
refection
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, love, no; nature—nature and rest.
sad
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
said
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
slightest
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You must, you know, try something.”
sorry
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From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Oh! darling! how sorry I am!” exclaimed Miss Clara, with a look of such beautiful pity and affection as must have moved William Maubray if he had the slightest liking for ministering angels.
suffering
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
to-day
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
try
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From this reading You must, you know, try something.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What _can_ I do for you?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
William
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From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE EVENING William Maubray was bidden to luncheon, and was sad and abstemious at that pleasant refection, and when it was over Mrs. Kincton Knox said— “My dear Clara, it’s quite out of the question my going with you to-day, I’m suffering so—that horrid neuralgia.”
