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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 She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
all
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She felt herself insulted and betrayed.
any
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From this reading A person of any cultivation would have felt this, had there been the best blood in England in his veins.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
away
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From this reading Lady Markham walked away quickly, tingling in every nerve.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
best
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From this reading A person of any cultivation would have felt this, had there been the best blood in England in his veins.
betrayed
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From this reading She felt herself insulted and betrayed.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A person of any cultivation would have felt this, had there been the best blood in England in his veins.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
connections
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
cultivation
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From this reading A person of any cultivation would have felt this, had there been the best blood in England in his veins.
England
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From this reading A person of any cultivation would have felt this, had there been the best blood in England in his veins.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Lady Markham walked away quickly, tingling in every nerve.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
faith
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From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
family
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
felt
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From this reading She felt herself insulted and betrayed.
full
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From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
girl
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
gone
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From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt herself insulted and betrayed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A person of any cultivation would have felt this, had there been the best blood in England in his veins.
honours
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
importance
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
impossibility
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Markham walked away quickly, tingling in every nerve.
insulted
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From this reading She felt herself insulted and betrayed.
justified
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From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Markham walked away quickly, tingling in every nerve.
man
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From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
Markham
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From this reading Lady Markham walked away quickly, tingling in every nerve.
marry
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
money
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
nerve
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From this reading Lady Markham walked away quickly, tingling in every nerve.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
Paul
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
person
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From this reading A person of any cultivation would have felt this, had there been the best blood in England in his veins.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
quickly
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From this reading Lady Markham walked away quickly, tingling in every nerve.
rank
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
seen
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From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt herself insulted and betrayed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
there
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From this reading A person of any cultivation would have felt this, had there been the best blood in England in his veins.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
tingling
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From this reading Lady Markham walked away quickly, tingling in every nerve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
veins
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From this reading A person of any cultivation would have felt this, had there been the best blood in England in his veins.
walked
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From this reading Lady Markham walked away quickly, tingling in every nerve.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had gone to this poor man as if he had been a gentleman, with full confidence in him, and he had not justified her faith.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A poor gentleman would have felt the impossibility, would have seen that a girl of no importance, without money, or rank, or connections, could not expect to marry Paul Markham, the heir of all the family honours.
