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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 In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
acts
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
age
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
all
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
almost
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
always
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From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
anachronism
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
any
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
arms
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
bad
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
Beaufort
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From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
become
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
believed
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
boor
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
Car
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
Caroline
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From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
characteristics
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
common
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
constant
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
contact
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
country
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
descendant
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
difficult
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
estate
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
fainting
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
far
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
father
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
fathers
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
force
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
forced
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
fortunate
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From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
fright
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
goes
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From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
gone
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From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
horror
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
inherited
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
known
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
lead
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
made
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
man
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
manners
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
married
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
millionaire
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
money
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
mother
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
mothers
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
motives
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
navvy
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
navvydom
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
near
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
neighbourhood
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
parental
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
parents
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
people
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
placed
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
race
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
rare
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
real
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
rich
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
Scotch
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
supposed
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From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
There
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
things
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From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
true
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From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
tyranny
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
uncivilised
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
uncultured
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
unlike
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
unusually
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From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
used
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
way
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
well
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From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
wicked
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
wince
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From this reading It is to be supposed that her father and mother believed it to be for her real good when they placed poor Car, fainting with fright and horror, in the arms of a man whose manners made even them wince, though they were forced into no such constant contact with him, for they were far from being wicked parents or bad people in any way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is true that things had not always gone well with her.
woman
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From this reading Lady Caroline Beaufort was supposed to be, as life goes, an unusually fortunate woman.
world
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From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There is nothing in the world so difficult to understand as the motives which lead fathers and mothers to such acts, not so common as they used to be, yet not so rare as they ought to be.
youth
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From this reading In her youth she had been married almost by force--as near it as anything ever is in an age when parental tyranny is of course an anachronism--to a man unlike herself in every way--an uncultured, almost uncivilised, rich boor of the neighbourhood, the descendant of a navvy who had become a millionaire, and who inherited all the characteristics of his race along with their money, although he had never known anything of navvydom, but had been born a Scotch country gentleman with a great estate.
