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aggravated
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
Alice
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From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
all
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
anxiety
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From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
any
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From this reading Nor did Lewis's report of Mrs. Duncombe's friends, in any degree still her anxiety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
Catherine
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From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
Catherine's
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
chafed
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
compulsory
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
concerning
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
days
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From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
deeply
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
degree
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From this reading Nor did Lewis's report of Mrs. Duncombe's friends, in any degree still her anxiety.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor did Lewis's report of Mrs. Duncombe's friends, in any degree still her anxiety.
disbelieve
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
dislike
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
Duncombe's
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From this reading Nor did Lewis's report of Mrs. Duncombe's friends, in any degree still her anxiety.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
Fashionable
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
fortunes
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
French
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
friends
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From this reading Nor did Lewis's report of Mrs. Duncombe's friends, in any degree still her anxiety.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
inactivity
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
interested
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
ladies
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
Lewis's
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From this reading Nor did Lewis's report of Mrs. Duncombe's friends, in any degree still her anxiety.
low
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
man
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
Mrs
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From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
nationality
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did Lewis's report of Mrs. Duncombe's friends, in any degree still her anxiety.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
now
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From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor did Lewis's report of Mrs. Duncombe's friends, in any degree still her anxiety.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
opinion
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
Paris
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
report
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From this reading Nor did Lewis's report of Mrs. Duncombe's friends, in any degree still her anxiety.
semi-French
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
spirit
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor did Lewis's report of Mrs. Duncombe's friends, in any degree still her anxiety.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
strong
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
struggled
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
suspense
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From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
tenfold
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
times
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From this reading Fashionable ladies stood low in Mrs. Catherine's opinion at all times; and her strong nationality aggravated tenfold her dislike to fashionable ladies in Paris--French or semi-French.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These days passed on in suspense and anxiety to Mrs. Catherine.
Uncertain
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
way
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From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it not been for Alice, Mrs. Catherine herself would have been on her way to Paris ere now.
young
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From this reading Uncertain what to believe or disbelieve, concerning the young man in whose fortunes she was so deeply interested, her strong spirit chafed and struggled in its compulsory inactivity.
