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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 Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
affected
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
almost
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
astray
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From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
back
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From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
better
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
conviction
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
courage
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
deanery
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From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
DENY
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From this reading "I DENY IT."
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
father
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From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
future
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
George
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From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
go
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From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
happiness
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From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
home
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From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I DENY IT."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I DENY IT."
lay
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From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
leave
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From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
Lord
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From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
maintain
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
materially
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
matter
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
more
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
night
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From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
own
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From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
position
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From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
result
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From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
ruin
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From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
suffering
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From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
sustained
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From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
there
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From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
tittle
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From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though the matter affected her future life almost more materially than his, she had the better courage to maintain her, and a more sustained conviction.
troubles
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From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
utter
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From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let the result, however, be as it would, she could never own herself to have been one tittle astray, and she was quite sure that her father would support her in that position.
whole
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From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
wife
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From this reading During the whole of that night Lord George lay suffering from his troubles, and his wife lay thinking about them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It might be that she would have to leave her home and go back to the deanery, and in that there would be utter ruin to her happiness.
