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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 “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
affectionately
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From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
afraid
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
all
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From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
away
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
bad
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
Barton
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From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
came
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
carriage
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From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
coming
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From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
Dashwoods
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
day
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
delight
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From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
door
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
drawing-room
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
Elinor
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
entered
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
expressed
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From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
glad
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
go
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
hand
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From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
humoured
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
knew
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From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must go, for the Westons come to us next week you know.
looking
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
Marianne
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
merry
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
Miss
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
most
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From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
Mr
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From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
Mrs
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must go, for the Westons come to us next week you know.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
other
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
Palmer
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
park
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From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
said
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
seating
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
see
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
seeing
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From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
shocking
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other, looking as good humoured and merry as before.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
then
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From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
tomorrow
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From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took them all most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in seeing them again.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must go, for the Westons come to us next week you know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
week
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From this reading We must go, for the Westons come to us next week you know.
Westons
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From this reading We must go, for the Westons come to us next week you know.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am so glad to see you!” said she, seating herself between Elinor and Marianne, “for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again tomorrow.
