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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 CONSPIRACY.
advantages
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From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
all
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From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
anxious
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
assistance
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
became
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
best
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
choice
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
CONSPIRACY
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From this reading A CONSPIRACY.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
decided
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From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
desire
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
discovered
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
easy
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
effectual
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
Falconer
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
favourite
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
friends
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From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
furtherance
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From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
Guy
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From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
Guy's
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From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
husband's
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
kind
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From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
knew
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
mistress
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From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
Moat
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From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
more
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From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
most
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
Mrs
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
object
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From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
observed
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From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
obtained
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From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
otherwise
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From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
paint
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From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
promote
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
purposes
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
pursuit
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
sanction
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
sensible
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
serve
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
settled
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
soon
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
sympathisingly
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From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG Guy's friends at the Moat, none observed him more sympathisingly than its kind mistress.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
too
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
way
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From this reading She soon discovered his favourite pursuit and desire, and to promote them in the most effectual way became one of her settled purposes.
well
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From this reading If Guy must paint, he must do it well, otherwise he must not do it at all—that was decided; and to paint well, he must have all the advantages that could be obtained in furtherance of that object.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
yield
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From this reading She knew that it would not be easy to obtain her husband's sanction of his choice, but he was too sensible and kind, and too anxious to serve Mrs. Falconer, not to yield his best assistance when required.
