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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 But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
admiration
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From this reading Chiefly, however, she was filled with admiration at Lady Maria's cleverness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
agreeable
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From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
all
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chiefly, however, she was filled with admiration at Lady Maria's cleverness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
Brooke's
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
Brookes
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From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
Chiefly
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From this reading Chiefly, however, she was filled with admiration at Lady Maria's cleverness.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading Chiefly, however, she was filled with admiration at Lady Maria's cleverness.
Cora
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
disinterested
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From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
Don't
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
Emily
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "How wonderfully you observe everything, Lady Maria!" she exclaimed.
exactly
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From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
exclaimed
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From this reading "How wonderfully you observe everything, Lady Maria!" she exclaimed.
feel
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
filled
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From this reading Chiefly, however, she was filled with admiration at Lady Maria's cleverness.
Fox-Seton
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
girl
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
how
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Chiefly, however, she was filled with admiration at Lady Maria's cleverness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
indifferent
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
Lady
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From this reading Chiefly, however, she was filled with admiration at Lady Maria's cleverness.
Maria
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From this reading "How wonderfully you observe everything, Lady Maria!" she exclaimed.
Maria's
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From this reading Chiefly, however, she was filled with admiration at Lady Maria's cleverness.
Marquis
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
Mrs
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
natural
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
observe
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From this reading "How wonderfully you observe everything, Lady Maria!" she exclaimed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
plaint
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
preferred
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From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
pretty
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
prospects
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
recall
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From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
reflected
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
reminded
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
represented
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
spite
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
too
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From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
Walderhurst
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From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
want
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From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Emily Fox-Seton was reminded, in spite of herself, of Mrs. Brooke's plaint: "Don't be too indifferent, Cora."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But, after all, she reflected, how natural that a girl who was so pretty should feel that the Marquis of Walderhurst represented prospects.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Chiefly, however, she was filled with admiration at Lady Maria's cleverness.
wonderfully
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From this reading "How wonderfully you observe everything, Lady Maria!" she exclaimed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She did not want to recall it exactly, because she thought the Brookes agreeable and would have preferred to think them disinterested.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How wonderfully you observe everything, Lady Maria!" she exclaimed.
