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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 She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
all
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
comfort
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
delight
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From this reading She had sources of delight that must force their way.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
dwell
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From this reading Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
Fanny
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From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
fault
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
felt
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From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
force
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From this reading She had sources of delight that must force their way.
greatly
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
guilt
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From this reading Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had sources of delight that must force their way.
happy
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From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
impatient
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
indeed
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From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
knowing
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From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
misery
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From this reading Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
odious
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
other
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From this reading Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
pens
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From this reading Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
quit
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
restore
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
satisfaction
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From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
soon
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
sources
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From this reading She had sources of delight that must force their way.
spite
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From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
subjects
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had sources of delight that must force their way.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must have been a happy creature in spite of all that she felt, or thought she felt, for the distress of those around her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
tolerable
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From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
very
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From this reading My Fanny, indeed, at this very time, I have the satisfaction of knowing, must have been happy in spite of everything.
way
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From this reading She had sources of delight that must force their way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody, not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.
