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From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
attendance
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
August
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From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
begun
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
best
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From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
bring
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From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
can't
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From this reading I can't guess how Dick could do such a thing.
chanced
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From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
days
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
Dick
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From this reading I can't guess how Dick could do such a thing.
disagreeable
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From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
dismiss
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From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I can't guess how Dick could do such a thing.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
ease
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
embarrassment
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From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
feel
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
felt
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
Grace
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
guess
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From this reading I can't guess how Dick could do such a thing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
harm
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From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
hope
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From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
how
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From this reading I can't guess how Dick could do such a thing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
known
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From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
matter
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From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
more
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
MOST
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From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
now
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
only
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From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
stifled
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I can't guess how Dick could do such a thing.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
three
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
two
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From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
well
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From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have now been in attendance on her Grace two or three days, and have begun to feel a little more at ease, for at first I felt stifled, as it were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have done what seemed me best, and I suppose I might as well dismiss the matter from my mind, if I only could.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _August 1._ A MOST disagreeable thing has chanced to me, but I hope no harm will come of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He must have known, if he had but thought a little, into what an embarrassment it would bring me.
