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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 felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
all
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
another's
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
apples
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
ate
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
backs
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
best
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
Biddy
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
birch-rod
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
carry
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From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
collected
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
conception
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
down
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
Educational
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From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
energies
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
established
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From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
feel
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
felicitousadjectiveUS /fɪˈlɪsətəs/
exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
five
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From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
following
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From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
get
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
girls
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From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
great-aunt
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From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
great-aunt's
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
idea
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
immediately
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From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
impart
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
indeed
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From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
indiscriminate
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
knew
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
later
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
learning
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
luminous
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
made
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
making
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
mentioned
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
minutes
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From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
most
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From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
Mr
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
much
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
night
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
obliged
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
obliging
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From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
occurred
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
out
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
particular
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
promise
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From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
pupils
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
pursuance
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
put
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
reason
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
resolved
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From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
said
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From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
scheme
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From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
straws
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
synopsis
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From this reading The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
totter
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From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
two
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
uncommon
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
very
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
wishing
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Biddy, who was the most obliging of girls, immediately said she would, and indeed began to carry out her promise within five minutes.
woke
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From this reading The felicitous idea occurred to me a morning or two later when I woke, that the best step I could take towards making myself uncommon was to get out of Biddy everything she knew.
Wopsle's
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From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In pursuance of this luminous conception I mentioned to Biddy when I went to Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s at night, that I had a particular reason for wishing to get on in life, and that I should feel very much obliged to her if she would impart all her learning to me.
