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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 My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
all
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
allay
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From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
also
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From this reading But there is a kind of an excuse for Catriona also.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But there is a kind of an excuse for Catriona also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
awaked
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
behave
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
breakfast
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
business
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From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is a kind of an excuse for Catriona also.
cast
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From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
Catriona
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From this reading But there is a kind of an excuse for Catriona also.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
deal
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From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
deference
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
distance
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
doubts
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From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
down
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
effect
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
excuse
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From this reading But there is a kind of an excuse for Catriona also.
father
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From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But there is a kind of an excuse for Catriona also.
friendship
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From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
innocence
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From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is a kind of an excuse for Catriona also.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
James
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
judge
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From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
kind
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From this reading But there is a kind of an excuse for Catriona also.
ladies
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From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
lady
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
leave
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From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
moment
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
More
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
most
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
much
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From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
others
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From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
perhaps
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From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
pitied
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From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
rather
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From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
sat
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
seems
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From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
shrewdness
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From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
similarly
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
there
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From this reading But there is a kind of an excuse for Catriona also.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Her father had cast doubts upon the innocence of my friendship; and these, it was my first business to allay.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
THREESOME
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From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
too
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From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading THE THREESOME Whether or not I was to be so much blamed, or rather perhaps pitied, I must leave others to judge of.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
wise
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My shrewdness (of which I have a good deal, too) seems not so great with the ladies.
young
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From this reading No doubt, at the moment when I awaked her, I was thinking a good deal of the effect upon James More; and similarly when I returned and we were all sat down to breakfast, I continued to behave to the young lady with deference and distance; as I still think to have been most wise.
