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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 A PRIVATE FARCE.
act
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From this reading She gained nothing by the act.
All
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From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
applause
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From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
boards
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From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
clever
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
concerning
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From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
especially
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
excessively
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
FARCE
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From this reading A PRIVATE FARCE.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
gained
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From this reading She gained nothing by the act.
gave
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
generous
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
individuals
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From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
interest
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From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
large
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
laurels
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From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She gained nothing by the act.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
only
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
others
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
own
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From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
Pandora's
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From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
pleasure
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
PRIVATE
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From this reading A PRIVATE FARCE.
public
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From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
put
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From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
reaped
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From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
theatricals
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From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
things
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
trouble
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From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
typified
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From this reading All this was plainly typified by the interest she took in the _Pandora’s_ theatricals, and the trouble she put herself to concerning them.
Vere
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
wanted
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From this reading She had reaped her own laurels on the public boards, and wanted no applause from private individuals.
warm-hearted
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
woman
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
world
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From this reading Miss Vere was not only a clever woman, and a woman of the world, she was an excessively warm-hearted and generous woman,--one who, with a large mind, could take pleasure in little things, and especially if they gave pleasure to others.
