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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 About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
attempts
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From this reading She had made various little attempts but had not known how to go on with them.
Augusta
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From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
Baroness
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From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
begun
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From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had made various little attempts but had not known how to go on with them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
carriage
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From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
chapter
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
day
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WHAT MATTER IF SHE DOES?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
George
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
giving
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From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
go
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From this reading She had made various little attempts but had not known how to go on with them.
gone
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From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
history
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From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
how
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From this reading She had made various little attempts but had not known how to go on with them.
husband
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From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "WHAT MATTER IF SHE DOES?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
known
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From this reading She had made various little attempts but had not known how to go on with them.
Lady
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had made various little attempts but had not known how to go on with them.
London
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From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
made
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From this reading She had made various little attempts but had not known how to go on with them.
MATTER
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From this reading "WHAT MATTER IF SHE DOES?"
Mildmay
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From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
most
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
noon
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
occurrences
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
odious
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From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
out
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From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
owned
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
related
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
said
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From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
scolded
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From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WHAT MATTER IF SHE DOES?"
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
taking
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From this reading She had begun by giving him her history of the Baroness, and he had scolded her for giving the woman a sovereign and for taking the woman about London in her carriage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had made various little attempts but had not known how to go on with them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
unfortunate
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
various
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From this reading She had made various little attempts but had not known how to go on with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT MATTER IF SHE DOES?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had made various little attempts but had not known how to go on with them.
woman
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her husband had gone out, and she had not as yet told him anything of what that odious Augusta Mildmay had said to her.
young
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From this reading About noon on the day after the occurrences related in the last chapter Lady George owned to herself that she was a most unfortunate young woman.
