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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 The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
abhorred
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
affection
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
all
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From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
any
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
back
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
back-gammon
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From this reading A whole evening of back-gammon with her father, was felicity to it.
bare
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
Box
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From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
comfort
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
completely
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
conduct
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
confiding
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
considered
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From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
degree
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
Emma's
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From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
esteem
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
evening
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From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
father
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From this reading A whole evening of back-gammon with her father, was felicity to it.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
felicity
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From this reading A whole evening of back-gammon with her father, was felicity to it.
fond
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
general
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
giving
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
Hill
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From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
homes
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
hours
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
How
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From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
indeed
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
lay
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
looking
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
misspent
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
more
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
pleasure
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
rationaladjectiveUS /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
real
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
recollection
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
reproach
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
satisfaction
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
schemenounUS /skiːm/
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
severe
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
sweetest
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How it might be considered by the rest of the party, she could not tell.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
There
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
thoughts
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From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
totally
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
twenty-four
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
unmerited
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
up
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From this reading _There_, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.
view
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
ways
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From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
whole
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From this reading A whole evening of back-gammon with her father, was felicity to it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
wretchedness
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From this reading The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening.
