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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 He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
abruptly
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From this reading “Nelly, where is Molyneux?” asked her brother abruptly.
all
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nelly, where is Molyneux?” asked her brother abruptly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
back
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From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
boy
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
brother
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From this reading “Nelly, where is Molyneux?” asked her brother abruptly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
chances
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
diminished
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
events
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
far-seeing
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
happiness
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Nelly, where is Molyneux?” asked her brother abruptly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
humour
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From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
increased
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
Innocent
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From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
Innocent's
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nelly, where is Molyneux?” asked her brother abruptly.
Jenny
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From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
JENNY'S
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From this reading JENNY’S MEDITATION.
just
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From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
light
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
light-hearted
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From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
MEDITATION
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From this reading JENNY’S MEDITATION.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
Molyneux
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From this reading “Nelly, where is Molyneux?” asked her brother abruptly.
Nelly
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From this reading “Nelly, where is Molyneux?” asked her brother abruptly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
objection
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
off
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From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
opinion
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
other
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
own
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
particular
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
people
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
predisposition
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
private
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
railway-station
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From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
scarcely
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From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
see
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
seeing
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From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
somewhat
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jenny had just come back from the railway-station, where he had been seeing Innocent off.
things
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
uncomfortable
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From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
very
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From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Nelly, where is Molyneux?” asked her brother abruptly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boy was a far-seeing boy,--he might have private reasons of his own which increased his predisposition to see things in an uncomfortable light; but, at all events, Jenny was of opinion that Innocent’s chances of happiness were somewhat diminished; and, being uncomfortable himself, he had no particular objection to make other people uncomfortable.
why
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From this reading He was not in a very light-hearted humour, I can scarcely tell why.
