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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
all
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From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
Baron
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From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
bear
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
Berkeley
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
bore
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for so long she bore it.
complaint
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
days
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
De
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From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
dinner
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
DROP
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From this reading "DROP IT."
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
emancipated
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
further
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
generally
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
Guss
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "DROP IT."
Jack
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From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
knew
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From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
ladies
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
London
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From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for so long she bore it.
loud
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
Mildmay
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
misfortunes
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
more
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
moved
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
neglecting
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From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
saw
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From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
seeing
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From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But for so long she bore it.
some
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
sorrow
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
speak
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
spoken
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
Square
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
supposed
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
ten
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
thoroughly
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
twelve
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From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint.
wont
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
young
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From this reading It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind.
