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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 Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
acquaintance
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
allowably
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
almost
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
any
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
attract
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
beauty
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From this reading Miss Crawford’s beauty did her no disservice with the Miss Bertrams.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
Bertrams
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From this reading Miss Crawford’s beauty did her no disservice with the Miss Bertrams.
brothers
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
brown
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
charmed
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
clear
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
comparison
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
complexion
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
country
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
Crawford's
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From this reading Miss Crawford’s beauty did her no disservice with the Miss Bertrams.
dark
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Miss Crawford’s beauty did her no disservice with the Miss Bertrams.
dislike
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
disservice
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From this reading Miss Crawford’s beauty did her no disservice with the Miss Bertrams.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The young people were pleased with each other from the first.
early
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
eye
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
finest
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young people were pleased with each other from the first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
formed
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young people were pleased with each other from the first.
full
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
general
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
girl
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Crawford’s beauty did her no disservice with the Miss Bertrams.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
intimacy
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
lively
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
manners
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Crawford’s beauty did her no disservice with the Miss Bertrams.
more
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
most
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
much
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Miss Crawford’s beauty did her no disservice with the Miss Bertrams.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
other
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From this reading The young people were pleased with each other from the first.
people
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From this reading The young people were pleased with each other from the first.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young people were pleased with each other from the first.
prettiness
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
pretty
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
promised
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
side
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
soon
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
sweet
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
tall
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young people were pleased with each other from the first.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
there
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
too
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
trial
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
warrant
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From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young people were pleased with each other from the first.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young people were pleased with each other from the first.
woman
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From this reading They were too handsome themselves to dislike any woman for being so too, and were almost as much charmed as their brothers with her lively dark eye, clear brown complexion, and general prettiness.
women
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From this reading Had she been tall, full formed, and fair, it might have been more of a trial: but as it was, there could be no comparison; and she was most allowably a sweet, pretty girl, while they were the finest young women in the country.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
young
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From this reading The young people were pleased with each other from the first.
