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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 Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
all
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
Aunt
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
became
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
best
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
CHIEFLY
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From this reading CHIEFLY CONCERNING FANNY.
CONCERNING
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From this reading CHIEFLY CONCERNING FANNY.
Congratulations
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
day
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
delivered
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
disquisition
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
distance
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
dozen
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
dread
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From this reading Phoebe's escape from her dread peril was, indeed, universally hailed with thankfulness and gratitude.
escape
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From this reading Phoebe's escape from her dread peril was, indeed, universally hailed with thankfulness and gratitude.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
FANNY
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From this reading CHIEFLY CONCERNING FANNY.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
friends
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
fruitful
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
glad
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
gratitude
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From this reading Phoebe's escape from her dread peril was, indeed, universally hailed with thankfulness and gratitude.
grave
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phoebe's escape from her dread peril was, indeed, universally hailed with thankfulness and gratitude.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
heroine
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
house
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
indeed
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From this reading Phoebe's escape from her dread peril was, indeed, universally hailed with thankfulness and gratitude.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
joy
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
Leth's
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
letters
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
newspapers
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
occasioned
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
only
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
openly
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
peril
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From this reading Phoebe's escape from her dread peril was, indeed, universally hailed with thankfulness and gratitude.
Phoebe
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
Phoebe's
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
postmen
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
poured
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
release
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
sense
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
share
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
sides
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
smiling
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
strangers
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
sweetest
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
sympathy
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
term
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
thankfulness
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From this reading Phoebe's escape from her dread peril was, indeed, universally hailed with thankfulness and gratitude.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
theme
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From this reading Everybody was glad; the newspapers found in it a fruitful theme for grave disquisition; and Phoebe became a heroine in the best and sweetest sense of the term.
there
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
times
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From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
universally
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From this reading Phoebe's escape from her dread peril was, indeed, universally hailed with thankfulness and gratitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
well-wishers
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From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Of all Phoebe's friends and well-wishers there was only one who did not openly share in the joy occasioned by her release.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Congratulations poured in from all sides, even from strangers at a distance, whose letters of sympathy were delivered by smiling postmen at Aunt Leth's house at least half a dozen times a day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Phoebe's escape from her dread peril was, indeed, universally hailed with thankfulness and gratitude.
