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alarmed
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From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
Arthur
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From this reading To hear that Arthur was on the eve of marriage had stunned Sir John.
Arthur's
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From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
believed
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
capable
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sir John either could not, or would not join them.
credit
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
Curtis
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
daughter
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From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
day
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
delinquency
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
Durant
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
efficacy
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Sir John either could not, or would not join them.
entanglement
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From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
eve
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From this reading To hear that Arthur was on the eve of marriage had stunned Sir John.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
faith
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
gave
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To hear that Arthur was on the eve of marriage had stunned Sir John.
hearing
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From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
indeed
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
John
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From this reading Sir John either could not, or would not join them.
join
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From this reading Sir John either could not, or would not join them.
Lady
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
less
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
London
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From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
many
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From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
marriage
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From this reading To hear that Arthur was on the eve of marriage had stunned Sir John.
more
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
mother
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From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
news
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From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir John either could not, or would not join them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sir John either could not, or would not join them.
personal
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
remonstrances
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
sense
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
Sir
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From this reading Sir John either could not, or would not join them.
sister
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From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
son
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
stunned
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From this reading To hear that Arthur was on the eve of marriage had stunned Sir John.
tale
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To hear that Arthur was on the eve of marriage had stunned Sir John.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She and her daughter had come to London on hearing the news of Arthur’s “entanglement,” as many an alarmed mother and sister have done before them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the same day Durant told his tale to Lady Curtis.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To hear that Arthur was on the eve of marriage had stunned Sir John.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
women
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From this reading He had less faith than women have in the efficacy of personal remonstrances, and indeed he had no great faith in the delinquency to start with, and gave his son credit for “more sense,” if less virtue, than they believed him capable of.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sir John either could not, or would not join them.
