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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 Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
accomplishment
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
acknowledge
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
air
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From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
all
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
altogether
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
anxious
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
any
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From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
appeared
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
Barton
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From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
bent
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
Charlotte
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
Cleveland
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
conscious
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
country
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From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
Dashwoods
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
day
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
detaining
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
difficulties
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
ease
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From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
Easter
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
effected
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
eligible
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
Elinor
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
end
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
fancied
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From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
few
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
friends
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
give
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From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
go
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
gone
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
good-will
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
hardly
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
holidays
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
home
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
hostess
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
immediately
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
impatience
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
increased
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
invitation
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
Jennings
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
kind
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
less
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
longer
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
March
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
Marianne
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
Marianne's
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
mentioned
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
Miss
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
months
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
more
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
Mrs
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
much
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
now
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
only
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
other
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
Palmers
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
place
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From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
plan
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
quiet
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From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
rather
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
received
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
removal
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From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
remove
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
resisted
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
seriously
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
sighed
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From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
suggested
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sighed for the air, the liberty, the quiet of the country; and fancied that if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
thoughts
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
town
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
turn
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
two
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From this reading The Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two months in town, and Marianne’s impatience to be gone increased every day.
very
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
warm
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From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
weeks
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March, for the Easter holidays; and Mrs. Jennings, with both her friends, received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Elinor was hardly less anxious than herself for their removal, and only so much less bent on its being effected immediately, as that she was conscious of the difficulties of so long a journey, which Marianne could not be brought to acknowledge.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
wishes
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From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She began, however, seriously to turn her thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already mentioned their wishes to their kind hostess, who resisted them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan was suggested, which, though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer, appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other.
