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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 Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
always
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
Author
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From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
Betty's
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From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
Cardinal
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
clouds
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college
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
comes
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
confiscated
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
consternation
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
convents
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
down
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
endowment
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
especially
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
Etc
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From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
flash
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
forget
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From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
Foster-Sisters
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From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
foundation
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
gathering
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
Governess
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From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
grand
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
growls
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
heard
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
hearing
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
hours
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
houses
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
indeed
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From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
kinswoman
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From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
Lady
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From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
lady's
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
lightning
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
like
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
living
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From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
Lord
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
maid
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From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
more
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
mutterings
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no talk of pensions and sustenance for old or young.
nuns
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
old
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From this reading There was no talk of pensions and sustenance for old or young.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
Oxford
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
Peckham
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From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
pensions
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From this reading There was no talk of pensions and sustenance for old or young.
plenty
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From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
put
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
religious
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
revenues
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
seen
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From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
small
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
some
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
Somersetshire
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From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
sustenance
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From this reading There was no talk of pensions and sustenance for old or young.
talk
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From this reading There was no talk of pensions and sustenance for old or young.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
there
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From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
thirty
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
well
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was like the lightning flash, which always comes suddenly, albeit one may have seen the clouds gathering for hours, and even have heard distant growls and mutterings of thunder.
Winifred
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From this reading _Author of_ _"The Foster-Sisters," "Lady Betty's Governess," "Winifred,"_ _Etc., Etc._ I SHALL never forget that beginning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of such growls and mutterings there had indeed been a plenty when I was quite a little maid, living with my kinswoman, Lady Peckham, in Somersetshire.
wrath
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From this reading I remember well my lady's wrath and consternation at hearing that my Lord Cardinal had put down some thirty or more of the small religious houses, especially convents of nuns, and had confiscated their revenues to the endowment of his grand college foundation at Oxford.
young
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From this reading There was no talk of pensions and sustenance for old or young.
