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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 Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
abandoned
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From this reading He had abandoned altogether the decorous habits of his life, the necessity which bound him as surely in a dance as at his office.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
all
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
almost
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From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
altogether
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From this reading He had abandoned altogether the decorous habits of his life, the necessity which bound him as surely in a dance as at his office.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
apportion
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
atmosphere
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
attentions
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
aware
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
ball
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
bars
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From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
beforehand
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
bolts
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From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
bound
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From this reading He had abandoned altogether the decorous habits of his life, the necessity which bound him as surely in a dance as at his office.
bow
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
breathing
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
Catherine
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
civil
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
dance
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From this reading He had abandoned altogether the decorous habits of his life, the necessity which bound him as surely in a dance as at his office.
daring
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
decorous
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From this reading He had abandoned altogether the decorous habits of his life, the necessity which bound him as surely in a dance as at his office.
disregard
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
disregarded
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From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
doubt
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
drawn
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
Edward
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
father
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
freedom
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
full
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
go
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From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
got
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
habits
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From this reading He had abandoned altogether the decorous habits of his life, the necessity which bound him as surely in a dance as at his office.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
head
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
Hester
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had abandoned altogether the decorous habits of his life, the necessity which bound him as surely in a dance as at his office.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
house
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
how
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
influence
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
knew
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
ladies
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
made
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
mother
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
necessity
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From this reading He had abandoned altogether the decorous habits of his life, the necessity which bound him as surely in a dance as at his office.
neglect
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
occasions
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
occurred
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
office
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From this reading He had abandoned altogether the decorous habits of his life, the necessity which bound him as surely in a dance as at his office.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
opinion
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From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
ordinary
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
Redborough
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
rightly
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From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
spite
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
statement
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
surely
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From this reading He had abandoned altogether the decorous habits of his life, the necessity which bound him as surely in a dance as at his office.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
There
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
trammels
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
venture
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From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On ordinary occasions, wherever a ball occurred in Redborough, Edward was aware beforehand which young ladies he would have to dance with, and knew that he must apportion his attentions rightly, and neglect nobody whose father or mother had been civil to him.
withdrawn
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From this reading This was the first time almost that he had disregarded opinion and withdrawn the bolts and bars and let himself go.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Edward had drawn his bow at a venture when he made that statement about Catherine to Hester, and he was full of doubt as to how it would influence her.
young
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From this reading There was something in the atmosphere of the young house, all breathing of life and freedom, and daring disregard of all trammels, which got into his head in spite of himself.
