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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
always
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From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
bed
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From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Why, he but sleeps!
claims
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From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
clergywoman
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From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
counsel
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
Darcy
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From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
day
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From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
dispensary
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
ear
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
enthusiastic
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From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
face
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From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
fairies
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From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
fellow-feeling
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
female
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From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
forenoon
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From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
grave
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From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
haunted
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From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, he but sleeps!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
hour
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From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
medicine-chest
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
night
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From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
parish
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From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
patient
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
preferred
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From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
ready
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
rebuke
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
sensible
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
set
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From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
sharp
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
sleeps
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From this reading “Why, he but sleeps!
strongly
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From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
thorough-going
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From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
ticket
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
tomb
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From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
trouble
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
visitors
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From this reading Mrs. Darcy has always set her face strongly against forenoon visitors.
wanting
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From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
warm
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
we'll
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From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The claims of the parish upon her time have never--thorough-going, though not enthusiastic, clergywoman as she is--preferred at whatever hour of the day or night, found her wanting.
Why
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From this reading “Why, he but sleeps!
wisely
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From this reading Always the dispensary ticket, the medicine-chest, the patient ear, the sensible counsel, the wisely sharp rebuke, the warm fellow-feeling in trouble, are ready.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he be dead, we’ll make his grave his bed; With female fairies shall thy tomb be haunted.”
