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10
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
160
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
all
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
almost
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
amusement
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
attempt
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
attention
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
beforehand
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
beleive
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
better
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
calling
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
charitable
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
Charlotte
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
D
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
days
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
dear
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From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
defeated
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
Denham's
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
dislike
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From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
early
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
favourable
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
find
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
fond
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
get
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
go
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
head
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
hour
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
House
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
impossible
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From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
kind
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
Lady
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
Ladyship
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
List
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
loss
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From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
Love
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
M
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
Mary
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From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
mean
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
meeting
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
mention
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
more
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
much
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From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
Mullins's
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
necessary
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
neglected
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
now
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
opening
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
P
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
place
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
promised
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
r
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
really
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From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
resolutely
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
said
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
Sanditon
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
say
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From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
seeing
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From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
set
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
situation
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
sooner
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
sort
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
sound
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
speaking
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From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
Subscription
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
subscriptions
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
tax
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
undertaken
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From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
very
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I shall not know what to say.”--“My dear Mary, cried he, it is impossible you can be really at a loss.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
Wife
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From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
wish
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From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every attempt at calling on Lady D. having been defeated by meeting with her beforehand.
Woman
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
yesterday
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From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I am not fond of ( 160 ) charitable subscriptions in a place of this kind--It is a sort of tax upon all that come--Yet as their distress is very great & I almost promised the poor Woman yesterday to get something done for her, I beleive we must set a subscription on foot--& therefore the sooner the better,--& Lady Denham’s name at the head of the List will be a very necessary beginning.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But now it was to be more resolutely undertaken, at a more early hour, that nothing might be neglected of attention to Lady D. or amusement to Charlotte.--“And if you should find a favourable opening my Love, said M^r P. (who did not mean to go with them)--I think you had better mention the poor Mullins’s situation, & sound her Ladyship as to a Subscription for them.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading --You will not dislike speaking to her about it, Mary?”--“I will do whatever you wish me, replied his Wife-- but you would do it so much better yourself.
