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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
advice
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From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
Churchhill
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From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
Courcy
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
credit
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From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
daughter
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From this reading You should think more of yourself and less of your daughter.
De
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
Edward
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From this reading Edward Street.
established
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
family
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
Frederica
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From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
get
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
gratified
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From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
irritate
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
James
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
leave
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From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
less
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From this reading You should think more of yourself and less of your daughter.
loss
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From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
making
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
marry
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
marrying
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
more
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
Mr
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
much
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
place
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From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
precisely
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From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
proper
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From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
purpose
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
reference
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From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
seems
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From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should think more of yourself and less of your daughter.
Sir
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
Street
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From this reading Edward Street.
surely
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You should think more of yourself and less of your daughter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
town
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From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
Vernons
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From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
well
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From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
world
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From this reading She is not of a disposition to do you credit in the world, and seems precisely in her proper place at Churchhill, with the Vernons.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would surely be much more to the purpose to get yourself well established by marrying Mr. De Courcy, than to irritate him and the rest of his family by making her marry Sir James.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I am gratified by your reference, and this is my advice: that you come to town yourself, without loss of time, but that you leave Frederica behind.
