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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 An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
afterwards
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
almost
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
Anna
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
ANNA'S
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From this reading LADY ANNA'S LETTER.
any
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
army
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
arrayed
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
Bluestone
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From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
bound
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
Countess
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
daughter
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
day
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From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
defend
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
deny
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
Earl
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From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
engaged
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
family
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
girl
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
gone
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From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
impossible
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
induce
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
LADY
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From this reading LADY ANNA'S LETTER.
lesson
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From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
LETTER
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From this reading LADY ANNA'S LETTER.
lord
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
Lovel
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
loving
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From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
mean
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From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
other
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
persistent
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
rank
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
rate
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
refusal
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
repudiated
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
round
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From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
seen
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
soft
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From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
strongly
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
succeeded
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
suitor
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
taught
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From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
urging
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
week
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From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
worded
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From this reading The Countess had not seen her daughter,--had been persistent in her refusal to let her daughter come to her till she had at any rate repudiated her other suitor; but she had written a strongly worded but short letter, urging it as a great duty that Lady Anna Lovel was bound to support her family and to defend her rank.
words
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From this reading Mrs. Bluestone, from day to day, with soft loving words taught the same lesson.
write
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From this reading An army was arrayed against the girl to induce her to write such a letter as might make it almost impossible for her afterwards to deny that she was engaged to the lord, but the army had not as yet succeeded.
written
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From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In the mean time the week had gone round, and Lady Anna's letter to the Earl had not yet been written.
