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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 The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
advanced
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
always
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
care
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
change
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From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
changes
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From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
child
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
claims
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From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
Clennam
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
comfort
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
comforted
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
day
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
deeply
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
devote
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
disqualified
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
Dorrit's
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From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
embraced
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
evening
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
Fanny
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
fevered
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From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
fitful
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
fluctuating
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From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
fretted
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
further
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
gate
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From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
going
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
irrevocable
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From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
kinds
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From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
knife
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
lot
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From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
love
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
Marshalsea
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
much
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
only
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
patience
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From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
portion
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
pressing
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From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
proud
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
rapid
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From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
resolved
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
responded
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From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
room
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From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
shadows
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
slow
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From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
society
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
state
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
too
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From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
tortoise-shell
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
untiringly
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From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
urged
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From this reading Her part in the life outside the gate urged its pressing claims upon her too, and her patience untiringly responded to them.
utmost
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
wait
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From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
walls
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
want
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Little Dorrit’s lot to wait upon both kinds of change.
watched
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
whimsical
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
worked
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From this reading The Marshalsea walls, during a portion of every day, again embraced her in their shadows as their child, while she thought for Clennam, worked for him, watched him, and only left him, still to devote her utmost love and care to him.
world
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From this reading The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable.
wronged
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From this reading Here was Fanny, proud, fitful, whimsical, further advanced in that disqualified state for going into society which had so much fretted her on the evening of the tortoise-shell knife, resolved always to want comfort, resolved not to be comforted, resolved to be deeply wronged, and resolved that nobody should have the audacity to think her so.
