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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Corbet hath asked me to be his wife.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
Betty
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From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
carry
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From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
chanced
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From this reading It chanced on this wise.
change
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
changed
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
circumstances
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
Corbet
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From this reading Mr. Corbet hath asked me to be his wife.
damp
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From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
day
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From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
down
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From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
FRIEND
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
go
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From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
gone
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From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
Goody
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From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
grandchild
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From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
happened
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Mr. Corbet hath asked me to be his wife.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Corbet hath asked me to be his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
living
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
makes
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
making
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From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Corbet hath asked me to be his wife.
MORE
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Corbet hath asked me to be his wife.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It chanced on this wise.
out
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From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
outward
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
petticoat
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From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
safe
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From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
see
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From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
seem
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
seeming
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
September
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
THANconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It chanced on this wise.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Betty was to have gone herself, but the day was damp, and I thought it not safe for her to go out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
whole
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
wife
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From this reading Mr. Corbet hath asked me to be his wife.
wise
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From this reading It chanced on this wise.
world
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
wrote
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From this reading _MORE THAN A FRIEND._ _September 3._ SOMETHING has happened since I wrote last, which, though it makes no seeming change in my outward circumstances, has changed my whole life, so that I seem to myself to be living in another world.
Yeo
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From this reading I had been down to see Goody Yeo and carry her the petticoat Betty had been making for her grandchild.
