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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 She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
all
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From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
altogether
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From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LADY GRANT AT DRESDEN.
back
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From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
brother
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From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
conceived
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From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
DRESDEN
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From this reading LADY GRANT AT DRESDEN.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
easy
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From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
eyes
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From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
get
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From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
GRANT
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From this reading LADY GRANT AT DRESDEN.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
head
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From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
induce
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From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
inducing
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From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
LADY
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From this reading LADY GRANT AT DRESDEN.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
matter
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From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
means
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From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
object
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From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
out
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From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
purpose
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From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
said
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From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
sister
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From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
solely
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From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
story
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From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
there
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From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
travelled
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From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
way
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From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
well
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From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
wife
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From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
