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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 As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
agitated
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
agreed
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From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
Allan
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From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at Westminster that the cause was to come on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
BeginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
cause
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From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
commenced
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From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
court
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From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
days
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From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
dear
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
down
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From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
drooped
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From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
extremely
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
flutter
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From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
girl
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
go
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From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
guardian
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From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
hopes
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From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
illness
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
indeed
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
intimation
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From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
Kenge
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From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
low
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
Mr
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From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
now
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From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
occasion
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
Richard
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
sore
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
sufficient
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From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
supported
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
term
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From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
two
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From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
very
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From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
way
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From this reading But she looked forward—a very little way now—to the help that was to come to her, and never drooped.
weak
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From this reading Richard was extremely agitated and was so weak and low, though his illness was still of the mind, that my dear girl indeed had sore occasion to be supported.
Westminster
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From this reading It was at Westminster that the cause was to come on.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning.
World
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From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Beginning the World The term had commenced, and my guardian found an intimation from Mr. Kenge that the cause would come on in two days.
