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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 Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing.
acquaintance
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In that respect Mrs. Weston’s loss had been important.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
companion
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From this reading As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her.
confined
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
decided
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
divisions
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
early
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From this reading As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her.
Emma
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
encouraging
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
exercise
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
father
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
find
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From this reading As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
foreseen
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From this reading As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her.
ground
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her.
Harriet
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From this reading Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing.
Hartfield
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From this reading Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
how
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From this reading As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her.
important
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From this reading In that respect Mrs. Weston’s loss had been important.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
increased
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
intimacy
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From this reading Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing.
inviting
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
loss
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From this reading In that respect Mrs. Weston’s loss had been important.
lost
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
marriage
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her.
Mrs
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From this reading In that respect Mrs. Weston’s loss had been important.
much
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
often
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
other
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
Quick
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
respect
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From this reading In that respect Mrs. Weston’s loss had been important.
satisfaction
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
settled
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From this reading Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
shrubbery
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
Smith's
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From this reading Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
soon
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From this reading Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing.
sufficed
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
telling
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that respect Mrs. Weston’s loss had been important.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
too
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
two
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
useful
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From this reading As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her.
varied
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
very
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
walk
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
walking
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From this reading As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing.
ways
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From this reading Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
Weston's
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From this reading In that respect Mrs. Weston’s loss had been important.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
year
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From this reading Her father never went beyond the shrubbery, where two divisions of the ground sufficed him for his long walk, or his short, as the year varied; and since Mrs. Weston’s marriage her exercise had been too much confined.
