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17
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From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
35
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From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
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 now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
acquainted
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From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
appeared
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From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
attaching
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From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
blooming
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From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
Bridget
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From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
came
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From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
charming
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From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
Countenance
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From this reading There is something so sweet, so mild in her Countenance, that she seems more than Mortal.
day
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From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
delighted
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From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
entered
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From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
Evening
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From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
fifteen
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From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
Friday
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From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
Girl
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From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
house
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From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
how
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From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
Jane
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From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
Lady
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From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
lovely
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From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
mild
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From this reading There is something so sweet, so mild in her Countenance, that she seems more than Mortal.
Miss
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From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
moment
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From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
more
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From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
MortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading There is something so sweet, so mild in her Countenance, that she seems more than Mortal.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
now
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From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
observed
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From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
remainder
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From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
saw
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From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
seems
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From this reading There is something so sweet, so mild in her Countenance, that she seems more than Mortal.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
sickness
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From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
sister
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From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is something so sweet, so mild in her Countenance, that she seems more than Mortal.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something so sweet, so mild in her Countenance, that she seems more than Mortal.
sorrow
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From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
spite
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From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
sweet
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From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is something so sweet, so mild in her Countenance, that she seems more than Mortal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
There
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From this reading There is something so sweet, so mild in her Countenance, that she seems more than Mortal.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is now about 35, and in spite of sickness, sorrow and Time is more blooming than I ever saw a Girl of 17.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was delighted with her, the moment she entered the house, and she appeared equally pleased with me, attaching herself to me during the remainder of the day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Friday Evening Lady Bridget came this morning, and with her, her sweet sister Miss Jane—.
Woman
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From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
Years
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From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Although I have been acquainted with this charming Woman above fifteen Years, yet I never before observed how lovely she is.
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