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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 Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
absence
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
accepting
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
accumulated
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
aid
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
alliance
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
Altho
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
Belamour
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
Belamour's
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From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
bid
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
bounds
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From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
brief
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
came
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
corrupting
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
court
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
covet
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
debt
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
difficulty
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
endured
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
evil
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
examples
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
extent
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
eyes
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
favour
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
Girl
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
hurried
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
husband
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
indeed
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
Jovian
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From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
Joy
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
kept
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From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
Lady
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
lifetime
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From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
like
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
made
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
man
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
meed
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
misery
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
MORRIS
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From this reading MORRIS.
most
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
Mr
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
much
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
nature
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From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
now
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
opinion
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
own
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
place
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
pleasure
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
pleasure-loving
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From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
public
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
Queen
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
repent
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
rise
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
said
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From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
scientific
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
second
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
Selfish
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From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
Sir
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From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
splendid
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
Then
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
thoughtful
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading At last the Queen said, “Girl, I bid thee rise, For now thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I repent me of the misery That in this place thou hast endured me, Altho’ because of it the Joy indeed Shall now be mine, that pleasure is thy meed.”
times
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
unscrupulous
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From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
Urania
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
volition
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
Wayland
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
wealth
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
widowhood
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From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Selfish, unscrupulous, and pleasure-loving she was by nature, but during Sir Jovian Belamour’s lifetime she had been kept within bounds.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then came a brief widowhood, when debt and difficulty hurried her into accepting Mr. Wayland, a thoughtful scientific man, whose wealth had accumulated without much volition of his own to an extent that made her covet his alliance.
woman
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From this reading Those were evil times, and the court examples were most corrupting, so that a splendid and imperious woman like Urania, Lady Belamour, had found little aid from public opinion when left to herself by the absence of her second husband.
