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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
arrival
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
arrived
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From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
assembled
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From this reading The family were assembled in the breakfast-room to receive them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
attended
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
Bennets
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
breakfast-room
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From this reading The family were assembled in the breakfast-room to receive them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
came
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From this reading They came.
carriage
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From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
culprit
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
dinnertime
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From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
dreaded
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
elder
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
Elizabeth
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From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
endure
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
especially
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
family
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From this reading The family were assembled in the breakfast-room to receive them.
feelings
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
felt
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From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
gave
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
IllustrationnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
Jane
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From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
Lydia
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
meet
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From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
Miss
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
more
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From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
probably
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From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
receive
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From this reading The family were assembled in the breakfast-room to receive them.
return
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From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
sent
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From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
sister
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
sister's
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From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
wedding-day
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From this reading [Illustration] Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
wretched
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From this reading Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the feelings which would have attended herself, had _she_ been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister must endure.
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