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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 wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
afraid
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From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
also
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
any
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From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
bedside
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From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
betook
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
brother's
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
clear
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From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
desired
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
doing
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due
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
duties
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From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
entailed
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From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
eye
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
fashionably
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
fear
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
Goes
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
How
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From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
idea
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From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
inhabited
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From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
Littlebath
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
live
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
Mackenzie
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
many
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mind's
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
obtained
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
perhaps
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
plan
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
pleasantly
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
prison
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From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
privileges
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From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
regard
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
religion
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
respectably
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
set
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From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
settled
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
subject
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sufficiently
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From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How she was to set about doing this at Littlebath, I am afraid she did not quite know.
wealth
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From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
well
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From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She told herself over and over again that wealth entailed duties as well as privileges; but she had no clear idea what were the duties so entailed, or what were the privileges.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Miss Mackenzie Goes to Littlebath I fear that Miss Mackenzie, when she betook herself to Littlebath, had before her mind's eye no sufficiently settled plan of life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How could she have obtained any clear idea on the subject in that prison which she had inhabited for so many years by her brother's bedside?
wished
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From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion.
years
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