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admirable
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From this reading Indeed, Louisa, his fortitude is admirable!
affections
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
Anna
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
any
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
applaud
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
brooding
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From this reading He does not indulge self-compassion, by brooding over his own loss.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He does not indulge self-compassion, by brooding over his own loss.
cannot
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
Chateau
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
cheerfully
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
Clifton
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
conversation
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
de
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
detach
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
determination
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does not indulge self-compassion, by brooding over his own loss.
evident
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
evil
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
existence
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
fortitude
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From this reading Indeed, Louisa, his fortitude is admirable!
Frank
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He does not indulge self-compassion, by brooding over his own loss.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, Louisa, his fortitude is admirable!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
imagined
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, Louisa, his fortitude is admirable!
indulge
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From this reading He does not indulge self-compassion, by brooding over his own loss.
inevitable
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed, Louisa, his fortitude is admirable!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
Ives
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
like
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
loss
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From this reading He does not indulge self-compassion, by brooding over his own loss.
Louisa
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
met
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
mistaken
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
motive
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He does not indulge self-compassion, by brooding over his own loss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
other
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He does not indulge self-compassion, by brooding over his own loss.
own
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From this reading He does not indulge self-compassion, by brooding over his own loss.
people
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
permit
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
proportion
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
propriety
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
purposes
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
real
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
resolute
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
self-compassion
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From this reading He does not indulge self-compassion, by brooding over his own loss.
selfish
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From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
St
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
sufferings
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
sufficiently
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
swell
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From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
Villebrun
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
Wenbourne
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _Chateau de Villebrun_ I cannot sufficiently applaud the resolute propriety of Frank, since our last conversation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Nor does he, like other mistaken people whose affections have met disappointment, suppose himself into sufferings, which swell into existence in proportion as they are imagined to be real.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His evident determination is not to permit any selfish motive to detach him from the great purposes of life; but cheerfully to submit to what is inevitable, without thinking it an evil.
