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all
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From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am going to Richmond,” she told me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
beautiful
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From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
cared
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From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
change
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From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
collected
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From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
delicately
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From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
destination
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From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
Estella
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From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
eyes
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From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
furred
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From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
going
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From this reading “I am going to Richmond,” she told me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
Havisham's
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From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
influence
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From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
Inn
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From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
knew
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From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
lesson
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From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
luggage
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From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
manner
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From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
Miss
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From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
more
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From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
out
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From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
pointed
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From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
remembered
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From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
Richmond
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From this reading “I am going to Richmond,” she told me.
Richmonds
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From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
saw
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From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
Surrey
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From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
there
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From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am going to Richmond,” she told me.
travelling-dress
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From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
two
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From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
winning
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From this reading Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change.
Yard
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From this reading We stood in the Inn Yard while she pointed out her luggage to me, and when it was all collected I remembered—having forgotten everything but herself in the meanwhile—that I knew nothing of her destination.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In her furred travelling-dress, Estella seemed more delicately beautiful than she had ever seemed yet, even in my eyes.
Yorkshire
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From this reading “Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.
