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absurdities
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From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
age
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
allotted
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
assurance
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
avail
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
BIDS
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
bishop
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
carried
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
chapter
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children
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
consequent
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From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
delight
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From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
disagreeable
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Duncan
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From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
exceeding
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
extreme
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
far
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
FAREWELL
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
fictitious
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From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
Fielding
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From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
generally
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George
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From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
happiness
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
heroes
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heroines
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From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
history
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From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
impart
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From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
indeed
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INHABITANTS
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
interest
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From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
leave
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
leave-takings
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less
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From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
mortals
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
MR
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
Mrs
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
novelist
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From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
novels
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now
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
oh
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From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
PALACE
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
perplexing
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From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
Promises
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
Proudie
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
public
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From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
real
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reality
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respectability
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
rewards
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From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
sad
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sadness
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Sand
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satisfactory
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Scott
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sense
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sins
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From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
SLOPE
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From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
sorrows
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From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
Sue
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From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
superhuman
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
two
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
usually
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From this reading Promises of two children and superhuman happiness are of no avail, nor assurance of extreme respectability carried to an age far exceeding that usually allotted to mortals.
virtues
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From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
want
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From this reading These leave-takings in novels are as disagreeable as they are in real life; not so sad, indeed, for they want the reality of sadness; but quite as perplexing, and generally less satisfactory.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MR SLOPE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE PALACE AND ITS INHABITANTS We must now take leave of Mr Slope, and of the bishop, and of Mrs Proudie.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What novelist, what Fielding, what Scott, what George Sand, or Sue, or Duncan, can impart an interest to the last chapter of his fictitious history?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The sorrows of our heroes and heroines, they are you delight, oh public! their sorrows, or their sins, or their absurdities; not their virtues, good sense, and consequent rewards.
